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> she keeps saying things like "this list of consuls since the kings can't possibly be right". Ancient people apparently could not maintain a straightforward li
by aprilthird2021 11mo ago
> she keeps saying things like "this list of consuls since the kings can't possibly be right". Ancient people apparently could not maintain a straightforward list, despite the thousands of miles of roads and aqueducts
Did she,in the book, give a reason why the list can't possibly be right?
- onraglanroad 11mo agoActually you can just Google that phrase and find out. These lists were compiled later and... well, you can look it up for yourself.
- aprilthird2021 11mo agoBut I want to know what she might have said in the book, because it was probably close to the paraphrasing. That quote isn't from the book, it's a paraphrasing so looking it up doesn't answer my question, which is why I asked the person who read the book...