As it says on the tin.
Dystopias tend to be an almost exclusively post-industrial topic when brought up in history, politics, and fiction.
Share some examples of what you think are the most dystopic premodern states, societies, and regimes.
If you'd care to, provide some examples of possible dystopian societies that could have happened in the far-off past.
For a few of my own picks:
Qin dynasty, Robspieran France, Ancient Sparta, Anabaptist Munster, and the Late West Roman Empire.
Dystopias tend to be an almost exclusively post-industrial topic when brought up in history, politics, and fiction.
Share some examples of what you think are the most dystopic premodern states, societies, and regimes.
If you'd care to, provide some examples of possible dystopian societies that could have happened in the far-off past.
For a few of my own picks:
Qin dynasty, Robspieran France, Ancient Sparta, Anabaptist Munster, and the Late West Roman Empire.