Alexandrian-Roman: off to a fine start with the pooling of Greek theory and Roman engineering talent, and… — H. Beam Piper

Alexandrian-Roman: off to a fine start with the pooling of Greek theory and Roman engineering talent, and then, a thousand years ago, two half-forgotten religions had been rummaged out of the dustbin and fanatics had begun massacring one another.

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