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Writer's Block: Cinco de Mayo

May 05, 2010 21:03

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auntysarah May 6 2010, 08:55:15 UTC

Independence from whom? I'm not sure what the date was when the legions withdrew and left us at the mecry of the "barbarians" anyway.

And I suspect I'm probably descended from the barbarians. :-D

lisaquestions May 6 2010, 09:12:23 UTC

Don't feel too bad. "Barbarian" was just another word for "not Roman enough." :)

cmcmck May 6 2010, 17:35:04 UTC

To be precise 'Barbarian' was a Greek word, barbaroi (meaning to mumble unintelligibly) for those who didn't speak Greek (and the definition included the Romans :o)

lisaquestions May 7 2010, 00:07:07 UTC

Yeah, I know, but I didn't recall the Isles ever being under Greek rule. :)

cmcmck May 7 2010, 12:21:22 UTC

Their traders got here though, as did the Phoenicians- it was tin they were after.

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