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Re:An intact slave's room found in Pompeii's ruins by secondcoming on Saturday November 06, 2021 @12:20PM (#29131495)
Still, it's probably safer than farming
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Re:An intact slave's room found in Pompeii's ruins by Ichthypresbyter on Saturday November 06, 2021 @12:26PM (#29131550)
Possibly true now, but not in Roman times- cave-ins are more dangerous than angry draft animals.
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Re:An intact slave's room found in Pompeii's ruins by inglor_cz on Saturday November 06, 2021 @12:35PM (#29131633)
Also, suffocation risk. We are much better at detecting O2 levels, presence of unwanted gases such as CO, and supplying O2 artificially. Ancient Romans lacked both the knowledge and the technology, and most dangerous gases are actually invisible.
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