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glatt · 09-13-2014, 06:33 PM

Latin was an ancient language and the Romans who used it had no idea that Japan or China or the Pacific ocean existed, so they wouldn't have words for those places. They knew about places like Gaul.

09-13-2014, 06:33 PM	#18
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Latin was an ancient language and the Romans who used it had no idea that Japan or China or the Pacific ocean existed, so they wouldn't have words for those places. They knew about places like Gaul.