Quote Originally Posted by satalexton View Post
Btw, imitation is no sin. Why not adopt something that works well? The Hellenes and Kelts were wonderful in that department, as did many culture like the Getai and the many kingdoms of the east.
Absolutely. There is no such things as a pure culture: societies interact and change all the time. Not always for the better, but it ridiculous to reject useful inventions solely because they are foreign.

By the way, the Romans were very good at copying a foreign invention and then adapting it for mass production. They may not have been great inventors, but it was their efficiency that made them an empire.