Thuis001
Thuis001 t1_j3le1ny wrote
Reply to comment by megamindwriter in When did government departments and government budgets become invented? by megamindwriter
Writing was invented for this exact purpose. The whole goal of writing originally was to keep track of shit like taxes, storage and expenditures.
Thuis001 t1_ix7n4li wrote
Reply to comment by Szwedo in what was the population of ancient Mesopotamia? by Omastnar
That has no bearing on how many calories an individual needs though. Just on how capable an army would be at ensuring the soldier has access to those.
Thuis001 t1_ix7dft9 wrote
Reply to comment by imperialus81 in what was the population of ancient Mesopotamia? by Omastnar
Soldiers would also need to eat far more calories to stay in fighting shape as they expend more energy than your average person.
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Reply to comment by yoshinosumoto in The Black Death may not have been spread by rats after all by Rear-gunner
Once your urban center is a plague pit, it can spread from there by humans.