Comment on I Guess It Really Wasnt

• lugal@sopuli.xyz ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  The question is if they were considered and/or identified as Romans before there was a city called Rome

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  • DaleGribble88@programming.dev ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Ahh, but a better question is whether they were Roman before they had the name?

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    • lugal@sopuli.xyz ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      What does that mean to you? What is the essence of being Roman that preexisted the name?

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      • DaleGribble88@programming.dev ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ 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?

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