• IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world
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    11 hours ago

    yhea, but they still considered themselves Roman.

    the point is that it is impossible to determine when exactly an empire begun or ended.

    we could argue for weeks and the Roman empire, and that’s just one of countless empires.

    • daydrinkingchickadee@lemmy.mlOP
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      10 hours ago

      The point is Rome did not last 1,480+ years as you and the other poster claimed, not even close. Odoacer conquered Rome and became the first barbarian king of Italy in 476 AD.