An ancient Roman surveying instrument used by military engineers to measure right angles and establish straight lines for roads and fortifications.
From Latin 'groma,' likely derived from Etruscan roots, referring to the cross-shaped surveying tool used extensively in Roman engineering projects.
The groma was so essential to Roman military conquest that no legion could build a fort or road without one—it's literally the technology behind the Roman Empire's infrastructure dominance!
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