Template:Did you know nominations/Mining in ancient Rome

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The result was: promoted by Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 08:30, 29 July 2022 (UTC)

Mining in ancient Rome

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... that Roman slave miners would rather die than work in the horrible working conditions of the mines? Source: Dillon, Matthew; Garland, Lynda (2013-10-28). [Rome: A Sourcebook. Routledge. p. 311. ISBN 978-1-136-76143-0.]
- ALT1: ... that child slaves were common in ancient Roman mines? Source: [Richard; Williams, Brian (2003). Ancient Roman Children. Capstone Classroom. p. 31. ISBN 978-1-4034-0518-0.]
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/New Zealand Women Writers' Society

Created by Graearms (talk). Self-nominated at 14:55, 24 July 2022 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Article is new enough, long enough and appears well-sourced. Both hooks are cited and interesting (ALT0 is based on Diodorus Siculus but I think he's reliable as Roman authors go). Nice job @Graearms:! BuySomeApples (talk) 23:24, 26 July 2022 (UTC)

Thank you BuySomeApples! Graearms (talk) 23:38, 26 July 2022 (UTC)

Amazing hook! – Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 08:29, 29 July 2022 (UTC)