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To: SunkenCiv
Experts believe species such as carp, catfish, and eels were raised in the oversize fish tank not for viewing or entertainment,

Not just "viewing and entertainment." There is the famous story about the cruel Roman patrician Vedius Pollio who had slaves killed by throwing them into a pond filled with lampreys.

6 posted on 07/28/2025 9:57:23 AM PDT by Opinionated Blowhard (When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.)
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To: Opinionated Blowhard
Yep.

Slave dropped a goblet, slave got thrown to the eels. Apparently that was the banquet entertainment.

8 posted on 07/28/2025 10:24:19 AM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear ( Not my circus. Not my monkeys. But I can pick out the clowns at 100 yards.)
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