Some Things Never Change
August 2, 2021
By Michael D. White, author and freelance writer
More than 2,000 years ago, the Romans constructed a network of spacious buildings just south of the capital city of Rome.
Called horrea, the facilities—one of the largest covering more than 225,000 square feet—were located near the navigable Tiber River and housed a vast array of commodities such as olive oil, grain, clothing, wine, foodstuffs, and even building materials such as timber and marble. Â
While on a much more expansive and technologically advanced scale even the Romans co...
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