Submitted by oga_ogbeni t3_zvzzj4 in history
999_deathkult t1_j1sumka wrote
Reply to comment by Usernametaken112 in Death of Vercingetorix by oga_ogbeni
Roman Empire didn't exist at that point bud
TheBoozehammer t1_j1svcqh wrote
Rome was an empire ("a major political unit having a territory of great extent or a number of territories or peoples under a single sovereign authority") long before it had an emperor. Even just Italy had enough distinct peoples to qualify.
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Usernametaken112 t1_j1t1k66 wrote
The values of that empire were established in the republic "bud".
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