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Full-Mulberry5018 t1_iukt1xh wrote

Yes, and The Roman's had their very own form of Central heating in their homes - probably long before that. Heating Vents were discovered in houses unearthed in archeological studies. Stone Vents were built under the floors or around the the walls and a large fire was built at the base area. The heat from the fire would travel through the Vents providing warmth throughout the home.

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Alundra828 t1_iuml0kx wrote

Actually, while this is true, the title of this post is just wrong.

The earliest example of under floor heating is actually from 5000BC and was found in modern day... North Korea.

So, Korea is still technically the first, before Rome. It's just the date is wrong in the title... Thanks a bunch for the really, really unhelpful TIL OP.

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Libra8 t1_iukvf3k wrote

The Roman Empire wasn't around til about 50 BC. But they did have amazing architecture and infrastructure. Wealthy Romans had hot and cold running water and flushed toilets, thanks to the many aqueducts. The Egyptians had the first running water though.

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projecthouse t1_iukz5a9 wrote

The Roman Kingdom was formed with the city in 753 BC, and Rome became a Republic in 509 BC. A lot of their famous innovations were made well before they became an empire. The aqueducts were built as far back as 312 B.C.

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AdNormal5424 t1_iukxexe wrote

This comment has a yes but we had type energy

Neanderthals had heated water baths, checkmate

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