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rob, Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)
Why do we call The Romans, Romans? Did they not get people from outside italy?
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G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩€, Fri 30 Sep 2011, 11:07,
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I mean, the rest of Italy.
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G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩€, Fri 30 Sep 2011, 11:07,
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Did Italy exist at that time?
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tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Fri 30 Sep 2011, 11:14,
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I don't think so.
They were principalities I think?
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Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Fri 30 Sep 2011, 11:17,
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I think this answers the question then.
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tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Fri 30 Sep 2011, 11:27,
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Italy as we know it is less than 150 years old. Read 'The Leopard' by some Eyetie cunt
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 30 Sep 2011, 12:19,
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Yep, whilst roamin' about
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sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Fri 30 Sep 2011, 11:07,
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It was the capital?
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Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Fri 30 Sep 2011, 11:10,
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because Italy as we know it didn't exist in the time of the Roman Empire
and the people from the area around Rome that came to dominate all of Europe were called Romans?
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the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Fri 30 Sep 2011, 12:11,
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