The Empire the World Forgot

Re:The Empire the World Forgot by RadioactiveMan on Friday March 18, 2016 @10:07PM (#11316866)

> The True Cross is the name for physical remnants which, by a Christian tradition, are believed to be from the cross upon which Jesus was crucified.[1]

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_Cross

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Re:The Empire the World Forgot by 13of40 on Friday March 18, 2016 @10:17PM (#11316901)

I know what it is, but seeing it in this context is like reading an article about the archaeology of Mount Ararat and finding the casual statement that Noah landed the Ark there.

Edit: Jesus, how could someone downvote that?

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Re:The Empire the World Forgot by bgilroy26 on Friday March 18, 2016 @10:57PM (#11317060)

If you google "Mount Ararat Archaeology", all of the top results are about Noah and his famous Ark

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Re:The Empire the World Forgot by lostlogin on Saturday March 19, 2016 @03:38AM (#11317707)

The edit alone must have been worth a few up votes. Was that intentional?

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Re:The Empire the World Forgot by Terr_ on Saturday March 19, 2016 @12:28AM (#11317302)

I think he means that any news/documentary source needs to provide an important qualifier like "believed-to-be".

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