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Given the myths involving ferry passage to the Underworld, how common were passenger ferries in antiquity? Would anyone have frequent commutes that a ferry business was viable? How would you charter a ferry or do you just hire whatever boat was at the dock?

by /u/Nerd4Muscle in /r/AskHistorians

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