On Apr 20, 2009, at 9:30 AM, Chris Doss wrote:
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> So, the definition of "empire" is "a place where somebody has the
> title of Emperor"?
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No. "a place where somebody has the title of Emperor" is the
definition of Empire, not empire. The Holy Roman Empire was never an
empire (not holy nor roman either).
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> --- On Mon, 4/20/09, Shane Mage <shmage at pipeline.com> wrote:
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>> The British empire became the British Empire when Disraeli
>> appointed Victoria
>> Emperor of India. The title of Emperor disappeared
>> when India became independen
Shane Mage
> This cosmos did none of gods or men make, but it
> always was and is and shall be: an everlasting fire,
> kindling in measures and going out in measures."
>
> Herakleitos of Ephesos