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		praptak on Aug 26, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why no Roman industrial revolution? This does not counter OPs point. The invention caused the increased demand for slave labor. It wasn't slavery which caused the invention.

notahacker on Aug 26, 2022 [–]

However, slavery didn't prevent (or even effectively compete with) the invention either, like the OP and many others have suggested about Roman slavery

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