Prigorec-Medjimurec on December 18, 2025 10:52 pm My cousin’s and the village butcher have travelled all the way to India. The cousins now want to go back.
AssociateWeak8857 on December 18, 2025 11:05 pm It’s because greeks didn’t control whole Iberia. And it wasn’t imperialism – there was no unified greece to play “empire”
jbeldham on December 19, 2025 12:49 am It’s the difference between “We shall conquer the lands for the glory of Rome! Ave Jupiter Primus Maximus!” vs “Screw you guys, I’m gonna start my own city! With blackjack and hookers!
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My cousin’s and the village butcher have travelled all the way to India. The cousins now want to go back.
It’s because greeks didn’t control whole Iberia. And it wasn’t imperialism – there was no unified greece to play “empire”
It’s the difference between
“We shall conquer the lands for the glory of Rome! Ave Jupiter Primus Maximus!”
vs
“Screw you guys, I’m gonna start my own city! With blackjack and hookers!
Imperialism did not exist before the 19th century.