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Mare Nostrum (infosec.pub)
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[–] d00ery@lemmy.world 3 points 5 hours ago

https://old.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/t5pozp/the_english_channel_in_different_languages/

Clearly the correct name is the English Channel and we'll very carefully avoid mentioning the Gulf Of Mexico.

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 24 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Explanation: Roman domination of the Mediterranean Sea was so total that, eventually, the Romans simply took to calling it Mare Nostrum - literally, 'Our Sea'.

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

But calling the Romans socialist in any way shape or form is quite a stretch.