PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to Rough Roman Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 29 days agoIt's a simple questionlemmy.worldimagemessage-square49fedilinkarrow-up1186arrow-down13
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minus-squareCethin@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·29 days agoYour correction should be “The Roman Empire…”. The city of Rome existed without a doubt. (So did the empire, but it fits what you’re saying.)
minus-squareDroechai@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·28 days ago"The city of Rome existed without a doubt… (So did the empire…) Source? https://www.popularmechanics.com/culture/a42913823/roman-empire-conspiracy-theory/ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_chronology_(Fomenko) (/S)
minus-squareCanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-228 days agoThe other answers use “it”, so probably that if we’re actually doing a rewrite. I’m not worried about being misunderstood here, and natural language is intrinsically imprecise. But yeah, Rome the city is still there, and actually bigger than ever.
Your correction should be “The Roman Empire…”. The city of Rome existed without a doubt. (So did the empire, but it fits what you’re saying.)
"The city of Rome existed without a doubt… (So did the empire…)
Source?
https://www.popularmechanics.com/culture/a42913823/roman-empire-conspiracy-theory/
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_chronology_(Fomenko)
(/S)
The other answers use “it”, so probably that if we’re actually doing a rewrite.
I’m not worried about being misunderstood here, and natural language is intrinsically imprecise. But yeah, Rome the city is still there, and actually bigger than ever.