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Cool analysis inspired by this article, comparing the ice lead data to pre-existing (and independently collected) data on building of temples: http://peterturch

• yk 8y ago
  From eyeballing the second graph we see, that lead production (taken as a proxy for economic activity) spikes shortly after a maximum in temple building, as any virtuous Roman would expect, temple building pleases the gods, who then grant the favor of more economic activity.