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Seems a bit weird to ship lions all the way to York, in the north of England, when local predators such as bears (wolves? killer beavers?) would have been more
by zabzonk 2y ago
Seems a bit weird to ship lions all the way to York, in the north of England, when local predators such as bears (wolves? killer beavers?) would have been more easily (?) available.
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- RainyDayTmrw 2y agoIsn't that the point? To create a rare and exotic spectacle?
- dzdt 2y agoThe point is to create a spectacle, something that wows the crowd. Exotic wildlife is better for that just by reason of being exotic. But a secondary point is to show the people the awesome power of the Roman state, with its immense continent-spanning logistics capabilities.
- zabzonk 2y ago> with its immense continent-spanning logistics capabilities. So, a bit like Amazon? Ave Jeff! Must see if they have a lion at good price. This is an attempt at a joke, BTW.
- ajb 2y agoFYI hn generally downvotes jokes, as it doesn't want to be like Reddit where there is often a flood of jokes and no discussion
- tlb 2y ago"Are you not impressed?" Empires should spend part of their budget on impressing. The English lad who spent whole days schlepping a few bushels of turnips to the market would be thinking, "I should join the Empire and transport lions".
- forgotoldacc 2y agoWhy ship a lion to the zoo when you can fill it with local animals like rats and pigeons?
- jillesvangurp 2y agoSome zoo in China got caught doing that. https://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/16/world/asia/china-zoo-dog-lion/index.html https://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/16/world/asia/china-zoo-dog-...