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Inspired by the latest “Rome industrializes” thread, I’m curious if anyone on here has thoughts on another ancient nation industrializing besides the two most common suggestions.

I came up with a long-winded and highly unlikely method of giving Ptolemaic Egypt the steam engine once and I think it could work for Persia as well if they conquered Greece or developed their own automata. I am aware that industrialization is far more than a few technological doodads, though.

By ancient I mean any pre-gunpowder nation, so any nation that fits that criteria anywhere or any time in the world can work.
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