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Re:The construction of the mafioso social capital and the Sa... by sparrowInHand on Friday April 26, 2024 @04:42AM (#40167151)
Unpopular but, the south of italy is a middle eastern country, in all metrics.
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Re:The construction of the mafioso social capital and the Sa... by lou1306 on Friday April 26, 2024 @07:44AM (#40168163)
Unpopular? One of Italy's most popular historians likes to joke that, back in ancient Rome, any budding politician would have taken a post in Syria or Lybia over one in Gaul or (shudders) Britannia any day of the week. And every time, the audience just laughs and nods. The Mediterranean was a highway, not a frontier.
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Re:The construction of the mafioso social capital and the Sa... by HPsquared on Friday April 26, 2024 @08:21AM (#40168511)
More like Greece, I think.
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Re:The construction of the mafioso social capital and the Sa... by pmontra on Friday April 26, 2024 @12:14PM (#40171121)
Most of it used to be Greek colonies before Roman expansion, so yes.
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Re:The construction of the mafioso social capital and the Sa... by AngaraliTurk on Friday April 26, 2024 @11:51AM (#40170974)
I've heard and read Greece being compared to the Middle East as well, more than one time.
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