OriginEnergySux@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 3 days agoI Guess It Really Wasntlemmy.worldimagemessage-square22linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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minus-squarelugal@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 days agoThe question is if they were considered and/or identified as Romans before there was a city called Rome
minus-squareDaleGribble88@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days agoAhh, but a better question is whether they were Roman before they had the name?
minus-squarelugal@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 days agoWhat does that mean to you? What is the essence of being Roman that preexisted the name?
minus-squareDaleGribble88@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 day agoWould 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?
The question is if they were considered and/or identified as Romans before there was a city called Rome
Ahh, but a better question is whether they were Roman before they had the name?
What does that mean to you? What is the essence of being Roman that preexisted the name?
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?