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[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

And then they thought: Let's ~~fill up~~ drain this lake and build one of the most populous cities of the world on it. What could possibly go wrong?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Wasn’t it already one of the most populous cities in the world at the time of European contact?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Possibly, I really don't know. If so, then my apologies to the people of Tenochtitlan. My point about draining the lake and building on it still stands, though.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

It was essentially a continuation of the work they started. The city was built on marshes and low islands that were drained and raised. It worked great for them before, I can understand that they wouldn’t foresee any undesirable consequences.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

You can't fool me, thats Generic Isekai City #15