To: blam
"...the Roman Empire was arguably ten times as big as it appears from the map. "
Hence the practice of "1 inch = 10 miles" on contemporary map keys.
Awesome post.
16 posted on
07/16/2007 5:54:37 PM PDT by
Radix
(Why do they call them Morons when they do not know so much? Shouldn't they be called Lessons?)
To: Radix
That’s BS. Even when I’m driving, I can do a couple of 800mi (~1500km = 33.3x) days in a row. If all goes well, one can do even better by flying.
39 posted on
07/16/2007 6:42:40 PM PDT by
Paladin2
(Islam is the religion of violins, NOT peas.)
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