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Roman's also knew asbestos was bad. It was well documented that sending a slave to work in asbestos mines meant they would get lung sickness, and some slaves tr
by thatguy0900 5y ago
Roman's also knew asbestos was bad. It was well documented that sending a slave to work in asbestos mines meant they would get lung sickness, and some slaves tried using masks made of pig bladder when mining.
- kubanczyk 5y agoCitation needed. Seems that the few available Roman primary sources do not support it: Rachel Maines "Asbestos and Fire" pp. 27-28 https://books.google.com/books?id=5r2jEGLvxP4C&pg=PA28 https://books.google.com/books?id=5r2jEGLvxP4C&pg=PA28 AFAIK work in any Roman mine was considered a death sentence in the long run.