The Murder of the Innocents

[ladyDeWint]

Dozens of unwanted babies born during Roman times were murdered and buried on the site of a Roman brothel in Buckinghamshire, archaeologists suspect.

Telegraph

[Barryoneoff]

I don't know about this. Surely it would have been more profitable to bring them up as slaves or gladiators. Why would they want to kill them at birth.

[ladyDeWint]

Surely it would have been more profitable to bring them up as slaves or gladiators

Why ? when they could have as many slaves as they wanted from the countries they conquered free of charge rather than going to the expense of bringing up children .

[Barryoneoff]

Most of the people they conquered became mercenaries and allies. Don't argue I'm supposed to be the boss It was only an idea.

[ladyDeWint]

They didn't need the whole population as troops. They of course sent slaves back to Rome.

[johnworc]

Yes, and children are such expensive things to rear. Ask Jonathan Swift!

[ladyDeWint]

I think he was going a tad too far.

[johnworc]

They cost us a fortune and keep us poor, worry us mad, but they're the best investment of all!

[cockneyoz]

not a subject for discussion.

[Barryoneoff]

[Vic]

They cost us a fortune and keep us poor, worry us mad

He got that part right for you Cockney

[cockneyoz]

[Terry]

The guy posts a tragic story about his daughter and then laughs about it, it just about sums up this forum lately.
He waffles on about times gone by which were crap compared to today, those days are gone, forget pie and mash and living in rat infested slums.
I'd suggest that you tell us more about your daughter but it might bore the people who would rather post crap about the good old days, pie and mash and broken ankles.
This forum would be dead if ladyDeWint didn't go to the trouble of finding topics.

[cockneyoz]

Get A life Terry, if i didnt laugh i'd be six foot under by now or doing life for putting a bullet in my daughters brain, she did me a favour, i had a great time in jail, in fact i did 6 months longer than i had to.

[marilyn]

Terry - why do you bother coming on here if all you do is complain and be rude to other posters???