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What have the romans ever done for us?

• drbrugen 14d ago
  They invented self-healing concrete far superior to anything we use today and it took us 2000 years to realize we’re really smart morons. Romans built things to last, we build it to crumble. https://news.mit.edu/2023/roman-concrete-durability-lime-casts-0106 https://news.mit.edu/2023/roman-concrete-durability-lime-cas...
  • KPGv2 14d ago
    > Romans built things to last and yet, all of it has crumbled despite the copious availability of slave labor at construction time