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One of the richest men in rome built a large part of his fortune through firefighting. He would send a slave brigade to any building on fire and offer to buy th
by thatguy0900 6y ago
One of the richest men in rome built a large part of his fortune through firefighting. He would send a slave brigade to any building on fire and offer to buy the property from the owner, refusing to put the fire out unless they sold it to him for cheap.
- hangsi 6y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Licinius_Crassus#Rise_to_power_and_wealth https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Licinius_Crassus#Rise_t...
- Kalium 6y agoIf memory serves, firefighting technology at the time often consisted of tearing down the building to prevent the conflagration spreading. Saving the building was generally not considered an option, and the way Roman society accounted for value was that such that the building was valuable but the land wasn't. I'm not sure if Rome of the time actually had the ability to field what we would think of as useful firefighters.