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> ποῦ ἐστιν ἡ Κωνσταντινούπολις; ἡ Κωνσταντινούπολίς ἐστιν ἐν τῇ Ἑλλάδι. ἆρα ἡ Κωνσταντινούπολις πόλις Ἑλληνικὴ ἢ Ῥωμαϊκή; ἔστι πόλις καὶ Ἑλληνικὴ καὶ Ῥωμαϊκή.
by schoen 4y ago
> ποῦ ἐστιν ἡ Κωνσταντινούπολις; ἡ Κωνσταντινούπολίς ἐστιν ἐν τῇ Ἑλλάδι. ἆρα ἡ Κωνσταντινούπολις πόλις Ἑλληνικὴ ἢ Ῥωμαϊκή; ἔστι πόλις καὶ Ἑλληνικὴ καὶ Ῥωμαϊκή.
Definitely not the most 21st-century perspective! ('Where is Constantinople? Constantinople is in Greece. Is Constantinople a Greek or a Roman city? It is both a Greek and a Roman city.')
Though I guess Ørberg also talks about geography from an ancient perspective, even though he uses place names he expects readers to recognize.