Don’t forget one ingredient that Rome had in (relative) abundance, which is slaves.
It’s not as if the Romans had no idea what they could do with improved mechanics. They just didn’t see the point, esp. as the slaves would then be out of work.
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Don’t forget one ingredient that Rome had in (relative) abundance, which is slaves.
It’s not as if the Romans had no idea what they could do with improved mechanics. They just didn’t see the point, esp. as the slaves would then be out of work.