Mr. Gaussian, Third Rome is only believed by those who prefer propaganda to history. Ms (Mr? Apologies, I forget) Kirk, that book sounds intriguing, thanks for mentioning it. I do feel very sorry for… (View Post)

Good morning, everyone. This does remind me of the F1 joke about Latifi being the GOAT, and hardcore fans sending 'positive' messages to non-fan influencers invited to F1 races encouraging them to su… (View Post)

Mr. Oracle, I think that was slightly later, if you mean officially. Justinian's Codex was, I believe, in Latin but later legal reworks were in Greek. Even in Justinian's day, the century preceding H… (View Post)

Ha, just searched for Heraclius in Google and the caption below the first auto-suggestion was "Former Roman Emperor". Well, he's not going to be the incumbent, is he? (View Post)

Mr. EPG, I forget if it was Portugal or Italy but there was some kickback against a digital nomad approach that saw them pay less tax, on average, than locals. However, one of the reasons such visas … (View Post)