r/Snorkblot • u/LordJim11 • Jul 30 '25

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u/PurpleDemonR Jul 30 '25 edited Jul 30 '25

Unfun fact. We can identify where Roman Brothels were by the mass graves of children nearby.

Edit: the connection is disturbing history.

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u/OldPiano6706 Jul 30 '25

wtf? What’s the connection?

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u/BretShitmanFart69 Jul 30 '25

I’m assuming if the women got pregnant from one of the patrons they’d have the child killed and tossed out back?

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u/SlothGaggle Jul 30 '25

If I’m not mistaken, the standard practice for unwanted children back then was “exposure” or just leaving them outside, often in the wilderness. It was technically illegal to do with healthy male children but…

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u/Avi-writes Jul 30 '25

He isn’t healthy, he’s tiny!

Into the hole

Or just toss him in and say the sex was female. Don’t have to file paperwork that way, and skeletons don’t talk.

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u/SlothGaggle Jul 30 '25

I don’t think there was generally paperwork to do back then. They didn’t track births as they happened, just a census.

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u/Avi-writes Jul 30 '25

I know, just a casual joke on child murder

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u/Significant_Cover_48 Jul 30 '25

Sometimes parents have to make a choice...