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Taking inspiration from his new book about daily life in Ancient Roman, historian Guy de la Bédoyère shines a light on some ruins hiding in plain sight
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Fragment of the Antikythera mechanism. The world’s first computer was used to predict ancient astronomical events. Credit: Marsyas/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY 2.5Many modern inventions like computers and washing machines actually have their origins in ancient times. By Zena Kamash True innovation is hard to find, as few things come out of nothing. Take the now-ubiquitous selfie,…