Robert Silverberg wrote something in this vein in the 90s, Roma Eterna. I don’t remember details about industrialization but by the last chapter Roman civilizat

Robert Silverberg wrote something in this vein in the 90s, Roma Eterna. I don’t remember details about industrialization but by the last chapter Roman civilization had reached the rocket age. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roma_Eterna https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roma_Eterna