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by chewz
3177 days ago
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You are mistaken. Romans had been on industrial scale mining copper, gold and silver in Spain and other places. That required unbelievable amounts of energy - mostly charcoal. Romand knew waterwheel as a source of energy but rarely used - compared to medieval Europe. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_metallurgy#Output |
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