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As I find always interesting, we are as far to the Romans in history as the Romans were from the construction of the pyramids.

solarengineer 4y ago
https://waitbutwhy.com/2013/08/putting-time-in-perspective.html https://waitbutwhy.com/2013/08/putting-time-in-perspective.h... Provides a nice representation of such events. Very insightful!
kogus 4y ago
Cleopatra was closer to the moon landings them to the building of the pyramids!
- jetbooster 4y ago
  She can't have been that far away, didn't she live in Egypt? I'm fairly sure the moon is always further away
  - ducttapecrown 4y ago
    I'm pretty sure the poster above you is referring to the differences between the number of letters in the following words: "CLEOPATRA" is closer to "MOON LANDING" than "THE BUILDING OF THE PYRAMIDS". Actually its the distance in time.
    - Ancalagon 4y ago
      I think the question was sarcastic
      - jamiek88 4y ago
        As was his answer.
        Ancalagon 4y ago
        As was this explanation
  - pchangr 4y ago
    Lived from 69 to 30 BC according to Wikipedia… definitely closer to th moon landing .. by almost a thousand years..
  - SiempreViernes 4y ago
    I will read this comment as being intentionally, and gloriously, deadpan comedy.
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  - azuredragon 4y ago
    What if you compare the coordinates in the galactic frame at their respective times?
dr_dshiv 4y ago
Roman Empire ended around 1450, so…
paxys 4y ago
I know people generally consider "Roman history" to be around the time of Julius Caesar, but the empire itself spanned over 1000 years.
- dogma1138 4y ago
  What people usually refer to the Roman Empire is the unified empire which was only around for 4 centuries. Heck pretty much past 286 AD is when the Roman Empire is no longer the classical Roman Empire. (Rome was no longer the capital, eastern / western split begins). Even a bit earlier if you want to consider the shift to the monotheism (not yet Christianity) of Sol as the line of demarcation. If you want to be utterly pedantic then yes the Eastern Roman Empire survived until 1453 aka the Fall of Constantinople. So more like 1500 years in total.

solarengineer 4y ago

https://waitbutwhy.com/2013/08/putting-time-in-perspective.html https://waitbutwhy.com/2013/08/putting-time-in-perspective.h... Provides a nice representation of such events. Very insightful!

kogus 4y ago

Cleopatra was closer to the moon landings them to the building of the pyramids!

jetbooster 4y ago
She can't have been that far away, didn't she live in Egypt? I'm fairly sure the moon is always further away
- ducttapecrown 4y ago
  I'm pretty sure the poster above you is referring to the differences between the number of letters in the following words: "CLEOPATRA" is closer to "MOON LANDING" than "THE BUILDING OF THE PYRAMIDS". Actually its the distance in time.
  - Ancalagon 4y ago
    I think the question was sarcastic
    - jamiek88 4y ago
      As was his answer.
      - Ancalagon 4y ago
        As was this explanation
- pchangr 4y ago
  Lived from 69 to 30 BC according to Wikipedia… definitely closer to th moon landing .. by almost a thousand years..
- SiempreViernes 4y ago
  I will read this comment as being intentionally, and gloriously, deadpan comedy.
- deleted 4y ago
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- azuredragon 4y ago
  What if you compare the coordinates in the galactic frame at their respective times?

dr_dshiv 4y ago

Roman Empire ended around 1450, so…

paxys 4y ago

I know people generally consider "Roman history" to be around the time of Julius Caesar, but the empire itself spanned over 1000 years.

dogma1138 4y ago
What people usually refer to the Roman Empire is the unified empire which was only around for 4 centuries. Heck pretty much past 286 AD is when the Roman Empire is no longer the classical Roman Empire. (Rome was no longer the capital, eastern / western split begins). Even a bit earlier if you want to consider the shift to the monotheism (not yet Christianity) of Sol as the line of demarcation. If you want to be utterly pedantic then yes the Eastern Roman Empire survived until 1453 aka the Fall of Constantinople. So more like 1500 years in total.