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[–] 12 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Standard 3:3:2 ratio.

  • Three executives
  • Three middle-managers (one pretending he's working, but he's drinking unmixed wine)
  • Two actual workers
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  • [–] [S] 9 points 8 months ago (8 children)

    Fun Fact! As idle hands are devils' work, Roman soldiers, when they weren't training or fighting, were just about always kept occupied with some form of productive labor. This is actually a major difference between the Roman Legions and other militaries of the time - other full-time professional soldiers (and even middle-class militia) often considered it 'beneath' them to engage in manual labor en masse. To the Roman legionary, on the other hand, manual labor was beaten into them (often literally) from day one of their service. They knew from the start they'd be digging ditches for most of their 20-25 year contract!

    Additional Fun Fact! Soldiers often drank a curious concoction known as 'posca', which was a mixture of salt, vinegar or sour wine, and local water. This made local water on the campaign trail more potable, and kept the troops hydrated.

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  • [–] 5 points 8 months ago (6 children)

    That posca sounds nasty as hell, speaking as someone who is completely revulsed viscerally from the smell of vinegar.

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  • [–] [S] 7 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    The exact recipe varies. I've heard reactions from modern re-enactors and enthusiasts ranging from "Tastes like feet" to "Tart but enjoyable"

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  • [–] 3 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    Yeah, seems like it would taste really bad.
    But better than the worse illnesses.

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  • [–] 9 points 8 months ago

    As usual, only Marcus and Fabius are doing all the work, and everyone else is just slacking off!

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  • [+] 5 points 8 months ago (1 child)