On Wed, 11 Jul 2012 21:17:08 +0200
Jo dm <adam_at_jooadam.hu> wrote:
> > To extend the list, the Irish, Scots, English, Scandinavians and
> > Poles picked up the Roman heritage without the assistance of being
> > physically conquered. And the Romanians re-established it as an
> > expression of non-Slavness.
>
> Well, the official language of Hungary was Latin up until 1844. Does
> that qualify us as the true inheritors of the Roman Empire?
No. I wasn't sure how voluntarily Hungary (or rather, its rulers) had
adopted West European ways, so I didn't add Hungary to the list.
Rcihard.
Received on Wed Jul 11 2012 - 15:34:22 CDT
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