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>Rome a land based power
Rome was a meditarean empire and never went past germania in mainland europe.

>and went on to fight against the Persians for 700 years.
And never won. Too far from their mediteranean supplies.

>Railroad is much faster, and time is money
Yes, but not in the same quantities. It is impossible to supply modern western lifestyle without boats. There is no land equivalent of picrel in term of quantity and energy spent per kg of things moved.

>Can also be used to transport soldiers more efficiently than airplane.
Nigger railroad is easy to disrupt and have to get repaired all the time in war. You can't cut airlines or seapath as easily.

All the richest and prosperous places on earth were always on the coast. There is a reason. And UK and USA were the first world power because its the first empire to unite most of the waves.

>Nice way to expose yourself NAFO shill.
I'm french.