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2. It was never "the center of the roman empire, any more than a summer home is the center of any empire.

Tue Jan 2, 2024, 01:37 PM

Jan 2024

That's like suggesting that if Xi had a summer residence in Manchuria, that would be the center of the Chinese Empire.

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