PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to Rough Roman Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agoIt's a simple questionlemmy.worldimagemessage-square51fedilinkarrow-up1317arrow-down13
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minus-squareCethin@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 months 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-down1·6 months 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-squareCanadaPluslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-26 months 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.