"It will be best that cubicles for unfettered slaves be built to admit the midday sun at equinox; for those who are in chains there should be an underground prison, as wholesome as possible, receiving light through a number of narrow windows built so high from the ground that they cannot be reached with the hand."This wise advice is from De Re Rustica of Columella, a practical 1st Century guide to Roman farm management. Interesting to note was the recommendation that slave's cubicles, even for those in chains, ought to have natural light. Many modern-day cubicle-dwelling employees are nowhere near a window.
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