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Re:Was there PTSD in the ancient or medieval world? by Spooky23 on Monday April 27, 2020 @10:00AM (#22995878)
The poster was trying to make a point that I think stands even if there are some technical definitional issues.

Roman history is long and practices vary. I don't think that you can critically look at the campaigns to conquer and pacify Gaul or Carthage without walking away with the understanding that mass killing (or enslavement) wasn't a tool wielded by the Romans.

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Re:Was there PTSD in the ancient or medieval world? by rsynnott on Monday April 27, 2020 @03:15PM (#22998964)
Oh, sure; they did awful things. I'm just not sure that decimation is reasonable evidence for "Likewise, ancient culture and justice must be almost incomprehensible to us."; the Nazis did far, far worse, say.

For that matter, their behavior in Gaul isn't evidence of it either; again, we unfortunately have many recent parallels.

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