Show HN: The Roman Industrial Revolution that could have been (Vol 2)
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- Marcus and Gaius face disaster after Pompeii's destruction.
- Wool workers are dead or injured; wool is rotting in warehouses.
- The Campania region is heading toward ruin and starvation.
- Marcus seeks help from Ulysses to build the first machines.
- New machines allow survivors to work faster, saving the community.
- Massive scale of new industry creates a surplus the old world can't handle.