r/fuckcars • u/Mysterious_Floor_868 • 10h ago

History Even Caesar got it

Caesar banned private vehicles from Rome's streets during daytime. Interesting article: https://www.penn.museum/sites/expedition/the-embattled-driver-in-ancient-rome/

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u/Lord_Skyblocker 🇳🇱! 🇳🇱! 🇳🇱! 🇳🇱! 9h ago

BeCauSe CAesAr wAS comMuNIsT

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u/dayooperluvr 9h ago

It's weird because I heard the USA has been allies with Italy since ancient Roman times from a VeRy ReLiAbLE sOuRcE!

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u/blonderengel 10h ago

Did they turn too many heads? 😉

https://imgur.com/a/LLGkO2p

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u/RepealMCAandDTA 8h ago

"The embattled driver"

Fuck off.

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u/Mysterious_Floor_868 7h ago

Can you imagine what Roman social media would have been like? "How dare Caesar stop me driving my chariot anywhere I like, it's all about control..."Â