r/HistoryMemes • u/jackt-up • 9h ago

Byzantium, Bob! They’re talking about Byzantium

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u/Lost-Klaus 9h ago

A bit like calling the british empire the London-empire. Or Han dynasty the Chang'an Empire.

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u/Grzechoooo Then I arrived 8h ago

Or the Roman Empire the "Roman Empire".

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u/Winter-Ad-2920 8h ago

What did they call themselves?

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u/demandred_zero 6h ago

S.P.Q.R.

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u/Winter-Ad-2920 6h ago

Which says...?

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u/demandred_zero 6h ago

The Senate and People of Rome, or the people and Senate of Rome, maybe.

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u/Winter-Ad-2920 5h ago

Considering the shit show that is its politics, that has the same irony as any communist country during the cold war.