When I read a book about Alexanders conquest, the author pointed one thing out regarding the siege of Tyre: The Macedonians didn´t knew the wheelbarrow. They would have been very useful for siege operations, yet it was unknown to the Macedonians. For erecting ramps during sieges the soldiers had to carry baskets instead of just push a wheelbarrow. How different would have been his possibilities ? In China , Zhuge Liang is credited for inventing the wheelbarrow.
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