> In his book Antifragile, Nassim Nicholas Taleb mentions how Roman engineers had to spend some time under the bridges they built – to ensure they did a good jo

> In his book Antifragile, Nassim Nicholas Taleb mentions how Roman engineers had to spend some time under the bridges they built – to ensure they did a good job. This is a myth, and AFAICT, there is no proof of this being an occurrence in Roman society, at all. https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/13t9kn/did_the_romans_really_force_engineers_to_sleep/ https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/13t9kn/did_t... https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/18558/were-roman-engineers-required-to-stand-beneath-their-bridges-as-they-were-tested https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/18558/were-roma...