The Romans didn't event the sewers, alphabet or roads but they develop those things. They dint event the underfloor heating, concrete, or the calendar that are modern calendar is based on. The concrete played an important part in the Roman building, helping them construct structures like aqueducts that included arches.
This statement from Jane Addams supports "better sanitation practices in the cities".
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Peter, the Great, defended the modernization of Russia as a way of preserving the empire, its defense. To this end, he sought to strengthen his power by subjugating the Orthodox Church and instituting a gigantic army whose supreme chief was the Tsar.
