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> The industrial revolution could probably have happened in republican Rome Before the printing press and modern steel processing? Before newton and other fund
by 6gvONxR4sf7o 5y ago
> The industrial revolution could probably have happened in republican Rome
Before the printing press and modern steel processing? Before newton and other fundamental physics and chemistry innovations?
- nescioquid 5y agoYes, my point is that cultural and economic forces inhibited further development along these lines. They had the engineering sophistication to create things like odometers (to accurately place mile markers), basic steam engines, concrete, etc. It may not have looked like an 18th-century industrial revolution, but something along those lines could have happened but for the cultural and economic forces at play.