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Tom Holland on History, Christianity, and the Value of the Countryside
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Romans had technology but stayed Luddites to not disrupt society?
Greeks and Romans were very successful economically, but they were also nervous about allowing technology to go too far./nIn Alexandria, Hellenistic Alexandria, the steam engine was invented, but it was not used to develop steam engines. Instead, it was used to power temple gimmicks./nEmperor Vespasian refused to use a crane that had been invented by a man because it would put the common people of Rome out of work.
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