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[–] Jumi@lemmy.world 11 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

He murdered up to 60% of Gaul's total population

[–] nova_ad_vitum@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah but if he hadn't there would be more French people

[–] WoodScientist@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago

I would argue that without Caesar, there wouldn't be any French people.

[–] BigBrownDog@lemmy.world 3 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah, but like, OP wasn't there for that.

[–] Jumi@lemmy.world 2 points 12 hours ago

Missed that part of your comment, sorry for that