Except, progress isn't guaranteed by the march of time. Take something more objective than fine art, like Roman Concrete [1]. To this day the Pantheon is the l

Except, progress isn't guaranteed by the march of time. Take something more objective than fine art, like Roman Concrete [1]. To this day the Pantheon is the largest freestanding dome in the world because of the concrete's disproportionately good durability and longevity. It puts modern mass produced concrete to shame. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_concrete https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_concrete