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		jakubmazanec on Jan 23, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Another Roman dodecahedron has been unearthed in E... How much Roman writing has survived? If this item was so common, it's strange that it isn't mentioned more in literature.

arp242 on Jan 23, 2024 | [–]

Lots of stuff isn't mentioned in writing. Combine the "Why would I write that down, everyone already knows that?"-effect with "most people weren't literate" and lots of banal every-day stuff like this gets lost in time.

stevage on Jan 23, 2024 | [–]

Quite a lot.

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