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bjornbamse t1_iqzj53i wrote

Reply to comment by doctorcrimson in Why No Roman Industrial Revolution? by Magister_Xehanort

Yeah, Roman math sucked. Indian math was really good and it was really the foundation of the math we use today.

But Romans were really good at logistics and manufacturing. That's something that India lacked.

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War_Hymn t1_ir3rwsq wrote

India was one of the largest manufacturer in the world up until the late 1700s, I will think they were on par with the Romans in terms of craftsmanship know-how during the relevant time. The 5th century Iron Pillar of Delhi is a testament to this, a 6-tonne monument of forged iron that even the Romans would had been hard pressed to create.

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