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submitted 2 weeks ago by Irelephant@lemm.ee to c/facepalm@lemmy.world

TranscriptA threads post saying "There has never been another nation ever that has existed much beyond 250 years. Not a single one. America's 250th year is 2025. The next 4 years are gonna be pretty interesting considering everything that's already been said." It has a reply saying "My local pub is older than your country".

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[-] TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world 17 points 2 weeks ago

Rome lasted for 2,000 years because I consider the Byzantines as true Romans.

[-] Taleya@aussie.zone 6 points 2 weeks ago

So did they, "byzantine empire" is a modern conceit

[-] Shardikprime@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

Depending on who you ask, some might even say that Rome still IS

ROMA INVICTA

[-] olafurp@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

There is an island in the Aegean where they identified as Roman until 1912

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