Why didn't Roman Emperors build Pyramids?

If the Romans had built the Great Pyramid, they would have finished the job much more quickly.
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Chapters
0:00 Introduction
0:38 Roman reactions to the pyramids
1:18 Imagining a Roman pyramid
1:52 Workers and materials
2:50 Design
3:20 I talk about office chairs
4:42 Arches and concrete
6:00 Quarries and iron tools
6:59 Lifting the stones
7:48 Efficiency and feasibility
8:28 Historical scenarios