Viewing a single comment thread. View all comments

st4n13l t1_ixvkcg8 wrote

I think an important thing to point out is this occurred in the 1970s. The way the title is written it could be interpreted that the Romans closed the baths after finding brain eating amoeba which would have been astounding if true.

180

Sugar_buddy t1_ixvt22k wrote

"it seems that everyone who bathes here has their brains eaten."

"The gods are punishing sinners."

"The only likely hypothesis."

67

Godtiermasturbator t1_ixy87s0 wrote

"Actually it's an organism that's too small to see with the naked eye that feeds on humans"

"Shut thy mouth, Nerdus Maximus"

14

AdRepulsive7699 t1_ixwfitb wrote

Yeah I was gonna ask did ancient Romans throw a sample under a microscope and declare a closure due to amoebas?

7

pbmm1 t1_ixxtxhr wrote

They were helped by ancient aliens

3

tryingtodefendhim t1_ixyma3c wrote

During the Roman Empire amoeba were much larger than they are today... much, much larger.

2