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The formula for (Roman) concrete was lost for centuries or the Romans didn't share it which also makes sense if you're a militaristic society why give away the
by dhughes 13y ago
The formula for (Roman) concrete was lost for centuries or the Romans didn't share it which also makes sense if you're a militaristic society why give away the secret to concrete?
And it's only recently the secret of Roman concrete was discovered.
Also I don't think Roman concrete is exactly the same as what we think of concrete it's not like the Romans poured it out into forms as is done today.
- SmokyBorbon 13y agoIf by recently you mean like 50 years ago, then yes, recently.
- Turing_Machine 13y agoCompared to how long it's been since the Empire fell, yeah, that's quite recent.