The Romans did something more masterful than building a computer. They built an empire with a system of roads, etc. without which, the Europe and the U.S. proba

The Romans did something more masterful than building a computer. They built an empire with a system of roads, etc. without which, the Europe and the U.S. probably wouldn't exist today. But the incompetence of their emperors and the selfishness of their people eventually led to their demise. (They should have been friends with the huns, or have been able to adequates protect themselves. Sure they could have built a computer if they had learned the technology. We are still amazed now as we learn of methods and technologies that human cultures had before us. Humans are much more able than we give them credit, and much more innovative than history endures and relates the resulting inventions.