Comment by drbrugen
5 hours ago
They invented self-healing concrete far superior to anything we use today and it took us 2000 years to realize we’re really smart morons. Romans built things to last, we build it to crumble.
https://news.mit.edu/2023/roman-concrete-durability-lime-cas...
> Romans built things to last
and yet, all of it has crumbled despite the copious availability of slave labor at construction time