> In his book Antifragile, Nassim Nicholas Taleb mentions how Roman engineers had to spend some time under the bridges they built – to ensure they did a good job.
This is a myth, and AFAICT, there is no proof of this being an occurrence in Roman society, at all.
This is a myth, and AFAICT, there is no proof of this being an occurrence in Roman society, at all.
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/13t9kn/did_t...
https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/18558/were-roma...