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[–] match@pawb.social 8 points 10 months ago (2 children)

you mean they're either 漢人 or not

[–] andros_rex@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

有没有匈奴?

[–] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)
[–] andros_rex@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

There’s not really anything resembling an organized Japan until way after the collapse of the Western Roman Empire. You have petty kingdoms that send some tribute to China.

While Caesar was getting ganked Han China had plumbing.

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I mean, the cloaca maxima dates back to before the historical record starts, so plumbing's not the fight you want to pick with Rome. Ceaser did get good and dead, though.

Rice Rome is cool too. I wish I could find a good English-language introduction that doesn't feel like a copy-paste of whatever chronicle.