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Honestly, the roads would probably be an improvement on some of the local ones... (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 months ago by PugJesus to c/roughromanmemes

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

I love that drawing because everyone is doing someone roman-road-building related, but none of it makes sense in context.

A man is holding a Groma, but there are no right angles or straight lines to be measured here, the road is basically already done. And even if there were, he's just kinda leaning on it.

A fully armored legionnaire is standing right in the middle of the construction site. Guarding the gravel, one presumes? He's also right on the edge, about to damage the tamped rocks.

A man is setting stones, which is very hard and backbreaking work. These must be some really light stones, since he's opting to lift them all the way to a standing position.

Someone is pouring gravel from high enough that the guy kneeling below is absolutely getting pummeled by bouncing rocks.

The containment stones seem to be placed on top of the 2nd layer, making sure they don't actually contain anything.

[–] PugJesus 8 points 4 months ago

It's government work, what's important is that you look busy 🙏