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Did people in the roman period think bad smells caused disease?
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Yes. It was called Miasma Theory. This was believed from Roman times right up until the 19th century. The invention of the microscope lead to Germ Theory. In pre-industrial times it was thought that bad smells caused disease because they noticed disease would often occur around rotting flesh.
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What does dionysus look like?
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Tribe that captured rome in 750 B.C?
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