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'''{{PAGENAME}}s''' were beasts of burden. In [[Earth]]'s history, they were often used to pull [[cart]]s. [[Rose Tyler]] rode in a donkey-drawn cart when visiting the [[Roman Empire]] in about [[120]] [[AD]]. The [[Tenth Doctor]], then separated from Rose, also made use of donkeys to travel. | '''{{PAGENAME}}s''' were beasts of burden. In [[Earth]]'s history, they were often used to pull [[cart]]s. [[Rose Tyler]] rode in a donkey-drawn cart when visiting the [[Roman Empire]] in about [[120]] [[AD]]. The [[Tenth Doctor]], then separated from Rose, also made use of donkeys to travel. | ||
Like [[horse]]s, donkeys were often kept in stables; [[Roman]]s needed to keep a vast, informal network of stables along well-travelled routes. This allowed passengers to rest their donkeys at regular intervals | Like [[horse]]s, donkeys were often kept in stables; [[Roman]]s needed to keep a vast, informal network of stables along well-travelled routes. This allowed passengers to rest their donkeys at regular intervals. It also gave travellers specific points at which they could negotiate for the sale or hire of donkeys. | ||
At one of these stables, the Doctor said that horses were "better" than donkeys, intimating that donkeys were relatively slower. Donkeys were also distinct from [[mule]]s, but neither the Doctor nor any of his friends and acquaintances gave any particulars. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Stone Rose (novel)|The Stone Rose]]'') | |||
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