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minus-square🍉 Albert 🍉@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·24 days agoyhea, but they still considered themselves Roman. the point is that it is impossible to determine when exactly an empire begun or ended. we could argue for weeks and the Roman empire, and that’s just one of countless empires.
minus-squaredaydrinkingchickadee@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·24 days agoThe point is Rome did not last 1,480+ years as you and the other poster claimed, not even close. Odoacer conquered Rome and became the first barbarian king of Italy in 476 AD.
minus-square🍉 Albert 🍉@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·24 days agotell that to the byzantines who claimed to be the successors of the Roman empire. don’t think they got the memo
yhea, but they still considered themselves Roman.
the point is that it is impossible to determine when exactly an empire begun or ended.
we could argue for weeks and the Roman empire, and that’s just one of countless empires.
The point is Rome did not last 1,480+ years as you and the other poster claimed, not even close. Odoacer conquered Rome and became the first barbarian king of Italy in 476 AD.
tell that to the byzantines who claimed to be the successors of the Roman empire. don’t think they got the memo