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judge the past by today's standards (quokk.au)

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[–] notsosure@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The Romans had slaves. As a state, they definitely existed, and were extremely successful, and they even impact our culture today. Yet, their view on slavery was unacceptable. So you have to accept the good and bad aspects of their culture at the same time.

[–] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 4 months ago

I think it is reasonable to denounce the Roman Empire and its supporters for that reason, they don't get a pass on that for having been "successful" or for being in the somewhat distant past.