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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Parthicus, post: 2811148, member: 81887&quot;]<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie46" alt=":facepalm:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; Wow.&nbsp; I knew that Romanians tend to be proud of their Roman heritage, but I&#039;ve never heard that, uh, particular theory before.&nbsp; Reminds me of an eccentric Hungarian who used to frequent a Parthian mailing list some years ago.&nbsp; He was convinced the Hungarians (Magyars) were actually descended from the Parthians, based on some extremely dubious linguistic theories.&nbsp; I guess it&#039;s only natural to want to find glory in one&#039;s ancient ancestors, even when the facts don&#039;t back it up.&nbsp; After all, the Romans needed the Aeneid to give themselves a suitably ancient and heroic origin, rather than face the truth that Rome started out as an insignificant hilltop settlement.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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