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Unrelated tidbit of knowledge i learned yesterday. The first fire brigade was created by Julius Caesars partner/general Crassus. He put together a team of abo
by boringg 5y ago
Unrelated tidbit of knowledge i learned yesterday. The first fire brigade was created by Julius Caesars partner/general Crassus. He put together a team of about 500 people to put out fires that happened on a near daily basis in Rome. The catch: he was a land speculator who would flip burnt homes on the cheap so his brigade would run to a fire but until the owner sold to Crassus on the cheap they would watch the home burn.
Talk about a hard nose business or completely unethical leverage, wow.
- coopierez 5y agoHopefully 2000 years in the future people will talk about the US healthcare system with similar incredulity.
- jjeaff 5y agoDoesn't seem equivalent, since at least treatment for immediate medical emergencies is given regardless of ability to pay.
- belter 5y agoThen Nero decided to make a Game Day...