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[–] CloutAtlas@hexbear.net 36 points 8 months ago

There is an explanation, though. Bogs in Britain are much more sterile than in the Mediterranean due to their pH content. In fact they can preserve bodies from tens of thousands of years. For the Romans who couldn't have possibly known that and associate swamps and bogs with infection and disease, seeing people cooling down in them must have been extremely off-putting.