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-introuble2 t1_j1fjd9j wrote

Reply to comment by its_raining_scotch in How did the Romans manage to arm most of their soldiers with swords? by Horror_in_Vacuum

The closest I could find is in Strabo 3.2.8 about silver in Spain, where a little loosely: "and they are making the silver furnaces tall, so that the fiery smoke from the lumps to be lifted up in the air; cause it's heavy and destructive"

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its_raining_scotch t1_j1g6hv8 wrote

Hmm interesting. That’s not the one I saw but that’s interesting nonetheless.

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