“Let the flamen dialis shave only with a razor of bronze!”

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Interesting. The possibility of a health benefit intrigued me: "Antimicrobial copper-alloy touch surfaces can prevent frequently touched surfaces from serving as reservoirs for the spread of pathogenic microbes. This is especially true in healthcare facilities, where harmful viruses, bacteria … The surfaces of copper and its alloys, such as brass and bronze, are antimicrobial."
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Those damn Romans. Always so practical!
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Secret Alias wrote: Wed Oct 02, 2019 5:38 pm Those damn Romans. Always so practical!
Terrific race, the Romans. Terrific.
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