PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to History Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 17 days agoMare Nostrumlemmy.worldimagemessage-square3linkfedilinkarrow-up176arrow-down13
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minus-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28·17 days agoExplanation: Roman domination of the Mediterranean Sea was so total that, eventually, the Romans simply took to calling it Mare Nostrum - literally, ‘Our Sea’.
minus-squareDiplomjodler@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·16 days agoBut calling the Romans socialist in any way shape or form is quite a stretch.
Explanation: Roman domination of the Mediterranean Sea was so total that, eventually, the Romans simply took to calling it Mare Nostrum - literally, ‘Our Sea’.
But calling the Romans socialist in any way shape or form is quite a stretch.