Comment on I Guess It Really Wasnt
DaleGribble88@programming.dev 3 weeks agoPeople build cities, buildings do not, so I’m going to vote for people coming first.
Comment on I Guess It Really Wasnt
DaleGribble88@programming.dev 3 weeks agoPeople build cities, buildings do not, so I’m going to vote for people coming first.
lugal@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks ago
The question is if they were considered and/or identified as Romans before there was a city called Rome
DaleGribble88@programming.dev 3 weeks ago
Ahh, but a better question is whether they were Roman before they had the name?
lugal@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks ago
What does that mean to you? What is the essence of being Roman that preexisted the name?
DaleGribble88@programming.dev 2 weeks ago
Would a rose by any other name not smell just as sweet? And more importantly, would a rose still smell if there was no one around to sniff?