Honestly this is still a good counterexample to ancient stuff sucking (which is rare), since this is the only problem I can think of. They even had districts for things like dyers to keep the environment not too offensive. (Which you could still live in, if you happened to be a dyer anyway!)
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Honestly this is still a good counterexample to ancient stuff sucking (which is rare), since this is the only problem I can think of. They even had districts for things like dyers to keep the environment not too offensive. (Which you could still live in, if you happened to be a dyer anyway!)