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{{quote|'''Reg(leader of the People's Front of Judea):''' ''All right, but apart from the sanitation, medicine, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, the fresh water system and public health, what have the Romans ever done for us? '' |
{{quote|'''Reg (leader of the People's Front of Judea):''' ''All right, but apart from the sanitation, medicine, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, the fresh water system and public health, what have the Romans ever done for us? '' |
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'''PFJ member:''' ''Brought peace?'' |
'''PFJ member:''' ''Brought peace?'' |
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'''Reg:''' ''Oh, peace - SHUT UP!''|'''[[Monty Python's Life of Brian]]'''}} |
'''Reg:''' ''Oh, peace - SHUT UP!''|'''[[Monty Python's Life of Brian]]'''}} |
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* Constantine XI Palaiologos (1449 - 1453): The last emperor in the east, he led Constantinople in a heroic [[Last Stand]] against the Turks. [[Never Found the Body|His body was never found]], elevating him to [[King in the Mountain|legendary status]]. |
* Constantine XI Palaiologos (1449 - 1453): The last emperor in the east, he led Constantinople in a heroic [[Last Stand]] against the Turks. [[Never Found the Body|His body was never found]], elevating him to [[King in the Mountain|legendary status]]. |
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* [[The Emperor]] (from ''imperator'', a military title literally meaning "commander" and usually bestowed upon victorious generals) |
* [[The Emperor]] (from ''imperator'', a military title literally meaning "commander" and usually bestowed upon victorious generals) |
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* [[The Empire]] (and in the western tradition at least, also the [[Trope Codifier]]) |
* [[The Empire]] (and in the western tradition at least, also the [[Trope Codifier]]) |
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[[Category:Useful Notes/Italy]] |
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[[Category:The Roman Empire]] |
[[Category:The Roman Empire]] |
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