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[–] doctorn 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Roman got it from the Greek too before adapting it, iirc.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Romans got like 80% of everything they stood for from the Greeks.

A joke goes: The Greek invented sex. The Romans later improved upon the idea by introducing women to it.

[–] doctorn 2 points 11 months ago

Hehe, yeah, even their God's were recycled Greek ones.