The Roman Empire

There was a show called “Barbarians” they was done with the Roman’s speaking Latin. The Germanic tribes spoke old German.

 

It's a German production, which seems appropriate, and very well done.

 

If it's not Scottish Hollywood, it's crap!

 

Asterix is the only Roman education I've ever needed.

 

Did Roman's empire use bitcoin?

 

I woke up this morning and the first thing I thought of was the glory of Rome

 

I think the Babylonians, Assyrians and Greek were better, Rome just copied and expanded.

#Culture ask the Rockets.

 

It collapsed because they switched to fiat .

 

Yes but they called it “bitsistersi”

 

So you’re saying you woke up with Morning Glory.
TMI!

 

like Nero I fiddled

 

Hopefully nothing was burning.

 

Nerd pedantry:

He actually played the lute. Fiddles werent invented for another 1000 years. That saying is from 17th century playwrights.

If you want to talk about lute-ing, i think tinman has a few theads on that subject.

 

just goes to show the general level of ignorance about #AllThingsRoman

 

I can see it now a bunch of threads about "WOKE LUTE-ERS ATTCK 99'ers!"

 

I use the name Caesar any time I need to give a name to a stranger because my given name is too common.

No one messes with Caesar, or it's off with their head.

 

Missed it by that much.

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