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But isn’t that survivor bias? The Romans built all sorts of things that didn’t last.
by brookst 2y ago
But isn’t that survivor bias? The Romans built all sorts of things that didn’t last.
- kibwen 2y agoAnd plenty of cathedrals collapsed without proper maintenance, or were destroyed by invaders, or had their stones taken by locals for use in building. All it took was a spark in the wrong place to destroy Notre Dame.
- 1970-01-01 2y agoNot if you actually look. Romans invented a concrete recipe that was lost for a millennium. Their ports were holding together longer than any modern concrete. This Roman concrete recipe was recently rediscovered and has been getting traction again. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_concrete#Modern_use https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_concrete#Modern_use