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Re:What were the worst jobs for poor Romans in Ancient Rome? by 3r3rni9 on Wednesday May 17, 2023 @07:05PM (#35982353)
At this juncture I must heartily recommend the very silly and good natured anime/manga Thermae Romae [1][2]. It's about a Roman bath architect who secretly discovers a way to time travel to modern Japanese baths to steal ideas (though he is slow to understand them). The original run is a little more pure than the Netflix reboot, where the humor / seriousness balance is off (it's never too long of a slog).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermae_Romae#Episode_list_(DL...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermae_Romae#Episode_list_(Ne...

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Re:What were the worst jobs for poor Romans in Ancient Rome? by alephnerd on Wednesday May 17, 2023 @08:12PM (#35982794)
It's one of the few animes where you HAVE to watch both the Dub and the Sub - there are different jokes in both.

Also highly recommend Bessatsu Olympia Kyklos by the same creator for the Tokyo Olympics

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Re:What were the worst jobs for poor Romans in Ancient Rome? by npsomaratna on Thursday May 18, 2023 @12:29AM (#35984123)
How about the movie? Is it any good?
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