• tabarnaski@sh.itjust.works
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    18 days ago

    See also: Pliny the young complaining about how chariots getting bigger and bigger made the streets unsafe for Roman pedestrians.

    • BreakerSwitch@lemmy.world
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      16 days ago

      Knowing Pliny’s disdain for chariot races, I actually looked for this one, going “no way, no way.” I wanted it to be real so bad.