Re:An intact slave's room found in Pompeii's ruins
by BurningFrog on Saturday November 06, 2021 @10:24PM
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Probably most societies through history has had the family as its "smallest unit".
Just like in modern USA, it's nobody's business if I cut off one of my fingers, it would not be of concern for such a society if a family kills one of their members.
If you kill or steal from another family, legal systems usually step in.
I always keep i mind that through almost all history, compared to our modern life, people were incredibly poor, living near famine, disease, and death. In that light what seems barbaric is often just practical.
Just like in modern USA, it's nobody's business if I cut off one of my fingers, it would not be of concern for such a society if a family kills one of their members.
If you kill or steal from another family, legal systems usually step in.
I always keep i mind that through almost all history, compared to our modern life, people were incredibly poor, living near famine, disease, and death. In that light what seems barbaric is often just practical.