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ddssazsa piefed.social ddssazsa@piefed.social
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ab_urbe_condita
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Spacehooks reddthat.com Spacehooks@reddthat.com
Joined: 2023-07-05
#2 · Quote Reply

Im more concerned the Roman understood.
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Minardil lemmy.world Minardil@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-02-14
#3 · Quote Reply

Well, all other issues aside, the guy would be saying "the year of Caesar and Bibulus"
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Opisek piefed.blahaj.zone Opisek@piefed.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2025-09-24
#4 · Quote Reply

That's not very anno consulatu Iulii Caesaris et Calpurnii Bibuli of you.
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Swedneck discuss.tchncs.de Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de
Joined: 2023-06-10
#5 · Quote Reply
Spacehooks wrote:
Im more concerned the Roman understood.

What else is a time traveler going to ask?
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ddssazsa piefed.social ddssazsa@piefed.social
Joined: 2026-02-03
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Swedneck wrote:
What else is a time traveler going to ask?

That the random dude spoke English not Latin.
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idiomaddict lemmy.world idiomaddict@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-16
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ddssazsa wrote:
That the random dude spoke English not Latin.

If you see a time traveler arrive, look around, then ask something, the right answer is probably the date, regardless of whether you speak their language or not
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Spacehooks reddthat.com Spacehooks@reddthat.com
Joined: 2023-07-05
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idiomaddict wrote:
If you see a time traveler arrive, look around, then ask something, the right answer is probably the date, regardless of whether you speak their language or not

Lol the guy understanding is also a time traveling not trying to blow cover.
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CanadaPlus futurology.today CanadaPlus@futurology.today
Joined: 2023-11-19
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Minardil wrote:
Well, all other issues aside, the guy would be saying "the year of Caesar and Bibulus"

TFW you make a meme about a couple millennia ago, but it breaks because of a one decade anachronism.

(Unless Atticus stole it or told people about it while still writing, the system was published in 47 BC)
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Akasazh lemmy.world Akasazh@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-24
#10 · Quote Reply
Swedneck wrote:
What else is a time traveler going to ask?

Romani eunt ad domum?
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