[HN Gopher] The horrors of Pompeii
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       The horrors of Pompeii
        
       Author : diodorus
       Score  : 23 points
       Date   : 2023-07-07 20:04 UTC (2 hours ago)
        
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       | Tronno wrote:
       | In case it wasn't immediately clear (it wasn't to me) "2 asses"
       | refers to the as/assarius, a coin.
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       | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/As_(Roman_coin)
        
       | Towaway69 wrote:
       | Nice read but nothing particular interesting unless one believes
       | we have made progress in the last 2000 years. Hint: we're still
       | just sex crazy monkeys with a liking to power and control over
       | other monkeys.
        
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