• phdepressed@sh.itjust.works
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    12 days ago

    Yet, the worst of the worst happened with enough frequency and banality. That’s really all the meme states. Being a slave has always been slavery no matter who the masters are.

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      12 days ago

      Yet, the worst of the worst happened with enough frequency and banality. That’s really all the meme states.

      The meme implies that “the reality” of Roman slavery involved branding and amputation, when neither are reliably attested to.