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This was supposed to be c/traingang, so post as many train pictures as possible.

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[โ€“] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 35 points 1 year ago

one haughty aristocrat even kept an elephant

"Populist" imperialists then: we must ban vehicles to make our cities better for our citizens.

"Populist" imperialists now: every citizen must drive a Ford f150.

Maybe we do need to R E T U R N.

[โ€“] Dolores@hexbear.net 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

as a result of these measures the closest equivalents of parking lots

unless this is the direct answer to a hilarious question about roman 'parking lots' this has to be the most car-brained way to explain the concept of stabling a horse i've ever read

[โ€“] Dingus_Khan@hexbear.net 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If it's from the thread I'm thinking of, that's exactly what the question was. It was an askhistorians thread about how so many people were able to get to the coliseum in Rome and someone literally asked if they had a parking lot for chariots

[โ€“] Dolores@hexbear.net 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[โ€“] RNAi@hexbear.net 14 points 1 year ago
[โ€“] MiguelParenti@hexbear.net 11 points 1 year ago

Whats the source?

wierd theory , maybe this little urban tweak / tradition massivly contributet to the Roman success ... as it forces the "Passiv income Class" into a "celebrety" kind of person and City Patron , (always watched and to be screamed at when somebody wants to endure the social cost) Thereby giving rise to the Massiv Populist Building Projects , in which they themself then could Legitimize their Landrents etc..

[โ€“] Comp4@hexbear.net 4 points 1 year ago

Drunk driving in ancient rome must have been fun