And besides that, it reminded me of ancient epidemics that were previously completely misunderstood because the science hadn't been there before, epidemics of plague or typhus or leprosy, where the prevalent ideas were that there were bad people or bad humors or bad air, and widows were dragged around the moat, and dungeons were part of the solution.
و علاوه بر اون، برايم يادآور امراض واگيردار باستانى بود كه قبلاً كاملاً دچار سوءبرداشت بودند چون علم قبلاً اونجا نبود. بيماريهاى واگيردارى مثل طاعون يا تيفوس و جذام، جاييكه ايده‌هاى حاكم اين بود كه انسانهاى بد يا شوخيهاى بد يا هواى بد وجود داشت، و پنجره‌‌ها اطراف خندق محكم پوشانده مى‌‌شدند و سياه چالها بخشى از راه‌‌حل بودند.