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SasquatchFingers t1_jae7fnk wrote

I will add to the voices with no stated expertise.

When I visited Rome and asked about it, I was told at the Basilica di San Clemente al Laterano that the primary cause was frequent flooding on the Tiber, with some historical floods dumping as much as a meter of sediment in places.

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

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inexister OP t1_jaebr52 wrote

Another good addition to the myriad of causes being mentioned. I can see how that might cause someone to abandon their humble abode.

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