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To: aquila48; BenLurkin; SunkenCiv; Moonman62
"Beautiful place - 2000 years ago life was pretty good."

Sure, for the top 10% at most, though this home looks nice enough to be a one-percenter.
Supporting them would be platoons of slaves & hired hands.
Our home-owner was a banker not of noble birth, but prosperous:


Of course, what most people don't know is that this ancient Roman banker was the direct ancestor of a notorious British banco player, whose name can't be revealed, but is sometimes known by the numbers 0 0 7:

;-)

25 posted on 10/09/2017 11:11:58 AM PDT by BroJoeK (a little historical perspective...)
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To: BroJoeK

Ancient Roman banker = loan shark. Think mafia, not you local SL.


33 posted on 10/09/2017 11:26:19 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: BroJoeK

Spitting image. :)


56 posted on 10/09/2017 12:57:49 PM PDT by aquila48
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