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Yes, I was truly amazed that back then both the Romans and the Greeks missed an oppurtunity to begin to have an industrial base, Can You imagine what would have happened If Rome had gotten a hold of the Chinese secret of Gun Powder and combined Gun Powder with Herons mechanical ideas? They might have invented the Steam powered Tank, Even with what amounts to a machine gun the empire would have only been made stronger possibly. They were on the edge alright, But I think Heron didn't want others to learn how to make these types of devices, Otherwise a Mechanical Revolution might have happened, Who knows? Rome might have landed on the Moon and the Americas may or may not have been discovered or even Contacted for that matter. Heron and Galen were Absolutely Brillant, I've watched the series about both Heron and Galen, I'm impressed. But alas It was not to be both needed a more complex society in which to thrive and for their ideas to take hold, From what I've read China was worse as most inventions were made at the behest of the Emperor of China, But that is a different story. Heron It seems is the Father of Steam Power, It would have benefitted Rome a lot to have Steam Powered Ships, The Slaves could have been set Free in exchange for Serving as Troops of the Empire as long as they took an oath to defend the Roman Empire. They would have had enough to stop any horde.