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Re:Why no Roman industrial revolution? by beej71 on Friday August 26, 2022 @11:00AM (#32608394)
Fine. But aside from the roads, sewage systems, water treatment plants, siphons, aqueducts, and pipes, what have the Romans ever done for us?
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Re:Why no Roman industrial revolution? by the_af on Friday August 26, 2022 @11:18AM (#32608654)
Well played!

"What have the Romans given us in return?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qc7HmhrgTuQ

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Re:Why no Roman industrial revolution? by insane_dreamer on Friday August 26, 2022 @12:40PM (#32609688)
More importantly, what have they done for us lately? Literally nothing in the past 1000 years.
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Re:Why no Roman industrial revolution? by DigiDigiorno on Friday August 26, 2022 @12:50PM (#32609858)
Irrigation? Medicine?

Oh, and the wine.

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Re:Why no Roman industrial revolution? by SergeAx on Friday August 26, 2022 @06:47PM (#32613625)
They just took the whole wine industry from Greeks. No added value whatsoever.
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