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Re:The Horrors of Pompeii by kwk1 on Saturday July 08, 2023 @03:08PM (#36647683)
> But I haven’t seen anyone saying that life was better in the Roman Empire, ever.

There's an entire meme format to this effect ("R E T V R N", imitating Latin engravings.)

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Re:The Horrors of Pompeii by kergonath on Saturday July 08, 2023 @07:26PM (#36649786)
Damn. I am not sure I should go down this particular rabbit hole. From what I have seen it looks more or less like the “Sparta is kewl” movement, but then I am an outsider. Would you have any pointer to help me make sense of this?
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