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Originally Posted by Bugsinrugs
How did they hoist the stones without cranes? |
But they did have cranes. The ancient Romans took the idea from the Greeks and developed it even further. Lifting power was usually provided by a human-powered treadmill, with some larger cranes able to hoist 3 tons or more. The use of treadmill cranes continued on into the middle ages.
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