# Why didn’t the romans create lateen sails? # Why didn’t the romans create lateen sails Seems like another [[Idea behind its time]] [[mokyrLeverRichesTechnological1992]] <!-- #questions --> [Web URL for this note](http://notes.benjaminreinhardt.com/Why+didn’t+the+romans+create+lateen+sails) [Comment on this note](http://via.hypothes.is/http://notes.benjaminreinhardt.com/Why+didn’t+the+romans+create+lateen+sails) <!-- {BearID:96B1530B-F522-402B-BF82-FD4C3A369175-19569-0003CC7F2B6F73AB} -->