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posted by Fnord666 on Sunday December 31 2017, @04:06AM   Printer-friendly
from the don't-wine-about-it dept.

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What have the Romans ever done for us? Well, besides water systems, straight roads and central heating, the discovery of the Tantalus bowl now suggests they were the masters of cracking good jokes.

The function of the Tantalus bowl, which soaks whoever drinks from it in wine, was only fully realized after it was studied by an archaeologist from the British Museum. The bowl was uncovered in Vinkovci, eastern Croatia, in March 2012, and is believed to date back to the 4th century AD.

The silver object is a testimony to how, despite being regarded as one of the most sophisticated societies in the history of human civilization, the Romans were also a total bunch of jokers.

"This is the earliest example of a physical practical joke, certainly for the Romans," said Dr Richard Hobbs, curator of Roman Britain at the British Museum.

Source: https://www.rt.com/uk/414580-romans-tantalus-bowl-joke/

[For those who want to print their own version: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:562790 - Ed]


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday December 31 2017, @04:39AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday December 31 2017, @04:39AM (#616069)

    I mean any person before now is sub human and cannot be exactly as sociopathic as we are, that's just crazy talk

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday December 31 2017, @04:47AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday December 31 2017, @04:47AM (#616070)

    Wait I meant to say that all people where sub human and there has never been a time when people should be created, since they are mostly sociopaths