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Monte Testaccio in Rome is a man-made hill consisting of over 50 million discarded wine amphorae. As far as I know, "Roman Fever" was actually Malaria. Was Monte Testaccio a major breeding spot for mosquito-borne diseases in Ancient Rome?

by /u/Couve_do_Lidl in /r/AskHistorians

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