Can you believe that the ancient Romans did not speak with English accents, or that some gung-ho Americans didn't single-handedly win every major war and battle?
Aren't such claims are absurd?
What's next? Am I to be told there never was a Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court?
2006-11-07 19:18:14 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Pardon typos.
2006-11-07 19:18:40 · update #1
Can you believe that the Europeans and Asians had schools/universities with history classes long before the first ever school opened in America?
The University of Bologna was founded in 1088 (the oldest university in the world), the University of Paris was founded somewhere around 1150 and the University of Palencia (Spain) was founded in 1212.
The University of Constantinople was founded in the 9th century as a secular institute of higher learning, but its operation was discontinued after the Ottoman conquest.
If the definition of a university is broadened to those that did not originally grant degrees but now do, then some ancient institutes predate even the University of Bologna (for example, Nalanda University had been established by the 5th century BC in India, Nanjing University was founded in 258 in China, and Al-Azhar University was founded in 988 in Egypt).
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And please don't be too disappointed when i tell you that the Pizza was actually invented in Italy!
2006-11-07 20:46:51 · answer #1 · answered by Jazz 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not true. There were Romans in England (or Britain, as they called it) for quite a while and they did develop an accent there that was different than a Roman accent. Since this accent was developed in "England," one could say that they did indeed have an English accent.
2006-11-08 02:05:22 · answer #2 · answered by Thought 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Would you believe George Washingon caused the war for independence?
2006-11-07 20:01:19 · answer #3 · answered by vampire_kitti 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you watch too many movies! Only in the movies! Hahahaha!
2006-11-07 19:29:21 · answer #4 · answered by Twisted Maggie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Much more bitter truth lay hidden thanks to powerful people who perfers entire world to be oblivious.
Moreover many would not be able to swallow certain truth.
Of these the worst truth is......
2006-11-07 19:30:23 · answer #5 · answered by Sanju_the_gr8 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shocking!!!!!!!!
2006-11-07 19:51:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2006-11-07 20:58:44 · answer #7 · answered by Excellent E 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
thanks for sharing
2006-11-07 19:25:22 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋