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They were alcoholics, opioid and weed smokers

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Substance_abuse_in_ancient_Rom...

Also there’s absolutely no aspect of Rome that I would want to repeat

it was a bunch of pederasty, slavery and overall horrific conditions for almost everybody



Heroin? That was not discovered till acetylation was invented in the 19th century.


no, opium.


They edited the original comment, first they wrote heroin to which I responded.


President ran a child rape cult

First world office workers codependent on sweatshop slavery

...but conditions improved for majority

1 of 3 we did better than the Romans




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