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Comment by gambiting

5 hours ago

Isn't it pretty much known at this point that pyramids(at least the Egyptian ones) were not built by slaves?

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gambiting

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catlikesshrimp  1 hour ago

Thanks for the correction. The experts think the builders were not slaves. Their life in the barracks was too good for slaves, and similarly were they treated in death (which was specially important there)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_in_ancient_Egypt

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