Re:Ask HN: What’s the most important modern simple invention?
by nickserv on Monday February 10, 2020 @03:38PM
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Sanitation systems are really old, though.
I was impressed with the sophistication of the one present in Glanum, a small (but wealthy) Roman provincial town abandoned in the 2nd century. The sewer system runs underneath the main street: baths, villas, and the abatoir connect to it.
To say nothing of the ones in major cities of the time.
I was impressed with the sophistication of the one present in Glanum, a small (but wealthy) Roman provincial town abandoned in the 2nd century. The sewer system runs underneath the main street: baths, villas, and the abatoir connect to it.
To say nothing of the ones in major cities of the time.