Archaeologists discover previously unknown ancient language

Re:Archaeologists discover previously unknown ancient language by klyrs on Wednesday November 15, 2023 @07:35PM (#38284444)

Multiculturalism has been a winning recipe for empire-building since at least Roman times. If it was a feature of the Hittite empire, would it really be that surprising? Perhaps it would, as you seem to believe that pants (of all things) were a necessary precursor, and the historical record for those only goes back to around 500BC.

Sorry, I'm being coy. Your "pantsuit" dig is clearly an attempt to associate multiculturalism with femininity, and therefore weakness. Does that make you feel superior?

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Re:Archaeologists discover previously unknown ancient language by tycho-newman on Wednesday November 15, 2023 @08:48PM (#38284978)

Roman times? It's even older. Cyrus the Great won over people by promising to honor their traditions.

He did die in battle against women who would not submit to his will though.

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Re:Archaeologists discover previously unknown ancient language by klyrs on Wednesday November 15, 2023 @09:09PM (#38285126)

I was brought up in the US, and sadly, from that perspective, history starts at Rome.

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Re:Archaeologists discover previously unknown ancient language by sparky_z on Wednesday November 15, 2023 @11:44PM (#38285868)

That's a bit like saying that the Spanish Armada was "defeated in battle by women" because Elizabeth I was on the throne at the time.

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