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Re:The origins of the steam engine by BirAdam on Wednesday November 29, 2023 @08:52PM (#38468258)
You are correct as far as anyone alive today can know. I would just add that there was quite a bit of cultural aversion to non-agricultural enterprises among the senatorial class. Merchants and tradesmen were looked down upon. This was made worse as many skilled laborers in the city of Rome were actually slaves.

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