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Re:Parthia: Rome's Ablest Competitor by dr_dshiv on Thursday October 03, 2019 @04:59PM (#21152139)
If one wanted to encourage tourism, call it Persia. Many places have a different foreign name than internal name. It isn't (usually) disrespectful.
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Re:Parthia: Rome's Ablest Competitor by eternalban on Thursday October 03, 2019 @08:56PM (#21153895)
Persia is a very pleasing sounding name. I am a Persian and quite like it. However, as noted elsewhere, tribal preferences and aesthetics are trumped by a greater love for the totality of the Iranian People, who are not all Persians.
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