Greek and Roman Technology

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Greek and Roman Technology

The Greek and Romans had many technological advances during the time of their empires. Some of these advances included:

• The wide use of iron. Iron was used for just about everything like:
• cooking ware
• weapons 
• roads
• The Romans created a public sewer system 
• and large aqueducts
• There were unseen dangers like lead poisoning from drinking out of lead cups.
• All the these advances lead to the use of slaves

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