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"The experts also noted remarkably good dental health."

by intrasight 2y ago

FirmwareBurner 2y ago
The Roman army must have had good deductibles.
- remoquete 2y ago
  And CDI plans better than those in year MMXXV.
  - credit_guy 2y ago
    MMDCCLXXVIII AVC https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ab_urbe_condita https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ab_urbe_condita
  - ToValueFunfetti 2y ago
    MMXXV is a legitimate usage of Roman numerals, but CDI is unauthorized
    - gerdesj 2y ago
      -49? Mind you, 0 needs inventing or what happens between 1 and -1 ... oh and -1 needs defining too, whatever that nonsense is! People haven't somehow magically become cleverer over the recent millennia. We just have some fancier tools these days. I'm sure if you gave a few Romans enough wine and the starting point of "Quid CDI significat?" then you would probably get a decent discussion.
    - Someone 2y ago
      Certainly in modern use CDI is “a hundred less than five hundred, plus one”, or 401 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_numerals#Standard_form https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_numerals#Standard_form: “The numerals for 4 (IV) and 9 (IX) are written using subtractive notation, where the smaller symbol (I) is subtracted from the larger one (V, or X), thus avoiding the clumsier IIII and VIIII. Subtractive notation is also used for 40 (XL), 90 (XC), 400 (CD) and 900 (CM). These are the only subtractive forms in standard use. […] While subtractive notation for 4, 40, and 400 (IV, XL, and CD) has been the usual form since Roman times [citation needed], additive notation to represent these numbers (IIII, XXXX, and CCCC) very frequently continued to be used, including in compound numbers like 24 (XXIIII), 74 (LXXIIII), and 490 (CCCCLXXXX).[12] The additive forms for 9, 90, and 900 (VIIII,[9] LXXXX, and DCCCC) have also been used, although less often“
      - beacon294 2y ago
        401 - unauthorized
- skirge 2y ago
  good selection of conscripts
HeyLaughingBoy 2y ago
Too poor to afford sugar.
- hx8 2y ago
  Actually bread was the most common issue for poor dental hygiene at this time. Flour was ground by stone, tiny pieces of stone made its way into the bread, and the stone stripped the enamel from teeth.
  - HeyLaughingBoy 2y ago
    ugh!
  - readthenotes1 2y ago
    And still not as dangerous as adding sugar to everything
    - hx8 2y ago
      I wouldn't trade my diet for the diet of a roman. The estimated 500ml wine/daily is very high.
      - FirmwareBurner 2y ago
        > The estimated 500ml wine/daily is very high. My dad and grandad would laugh at this. 500ml/day is rookie numbers in the former Roman parts of Eastern Europe.
        seszett 2y ago
        Your dad might not be the best example of a healthy lifestyle. Because they (and many other people) drank more than that, doesn't mean it's a good diet. The Romans drank they wine cut with water though I think.
      - fnordlord 2y ago
bitbasher 2y ago
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"The experts also noted remarkably good dental health."

FirmwareBurner 2y ago

The Roman army must have had good deductibles.

remoquete 2y ago
And CDI plans better than those in year MMXXV.
- credit_guy 2y ago
  MMDCCLXXVIII AVC https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ab_urbe_condita https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ab_urbe_condita
- ToValueFunfetti 2y ago
  MMXXV is a legitimate usage of Roman numerals, but CDI is unauthorized
  - gerdesj 2y ago
    -49? Mind you, 0 needs inventing or what happens between 1 and -1 ... oh and -1 needs defining too, whatever that nonsense is! People haven't somehow magically become cleverer over the recent millennia. We just have some fancier tools these days. I'm sure if you gave a few Romans enough wine and the starting point of "Quid CDI significat?" then you would probably get a decent discussion.
  - Someone 2y ago
    Certainly in modern use CDI is “a hundred less than five hundred, plus one”, or 401 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_numerals#Standard_form https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_numerals#Standard_form: “The numerals for 4 (IV) and 9 (IX) are written using subtractive notation, where the smaller symbol (I) is subtracted from the larger one (V, or X), thus avoiding the clumsier IIII and VIIII. Subtractive notation is also used for 40 (XL), 90 (XC), 400 (CD) and 900 (CM). These are the only subtractive forms in standard use. […] While subtractive notation for 4, 40, and 400 (IV, XL, and CD) has been the usual form since Roman times [citation needed], additive notation to represent these numbers (IIII, XXXX, and CCCC) very frequently continued to be used, including in compound numbers like 24 (XXIIII), 74 (LXXIIII), and 490 (CCCCLXXXX).[12] The additive forms for 9, 90, and 900 (VIIII,[9] LXXXX, and DCCCC) have also been used, although less often“
    - beacon294 2y ago
      401 - unauthorized
skirge 2y ago
good selection of conscripts

HeyLaughingBoy 2y ago

Too poor to afford sugar.

hx8 2y ago
Actually bread was the most common issue for poor dental hygiene at this time. Flour was ground by stone, tiny pieces of stone made its way into the bread, and the stone stripped the enamel from teeth.
- HeyLaughingBoy 2y ago
  ugh!
- readthenotes1 2y ago
  And still not as dangerous as adding sugar to everything
  - hx8 2y ago
    I wouldn't trade my diet for the diet of a roman. The estimated 500ml wine/daily is very high.
    - FirmwareBurner 2y ago
      > The estimated 500ml wine/daily is very high. My dad and grandad would laugh at this. 500ml/day is rookie numbers in the former Roman parts of Eastern Europe.
      - seszett 2y ago
        Your dad might not be the best example of a healthy lifestyle. Because they (and many other people) drank more than that, doesn't mean it's a good diet. The Romans drank they wine cut with water though I think.
    - fnordlord 2y ago

bitbasher 2y ago

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