No, Mike, Rome would more likely have been referred to as "Urbs
Ipso"..........
(and, yes, it is getting silly, isn't it!)
Lawrie
-----Original Message-----
From: mgraziano@mindspring.com <mgraziano@mindspring.com>
To: simon hurley <simonsensis@hotmail.com>
Cc: mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: Wednesday, March 08, 2000 6:19 AM
Subject: Re: Re: The City
>Yeah, well I'm sure people referred to Rome as THE CITY long before the
Thames was even settled.
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>LOL.
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>This is getting rediculous.
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>Mike
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>simon hurley <simonsensis@hotmail.com> wrote:
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>"The City" is the banking district of London. People hung out there long
>before NYC had a european name.
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>simon - brit in exile!
>basket case 77 B
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>>Long before ANYONE hung out in San Fran, New York City was a viable
>>thriving
>>Metropolis.
>>Check out those old fashioned things - books - and you'll notice much
>>mention historically about THE CITY.
>>California? It's cold and damp, and those that couldn't hack it in NYC
>>moved there.
>>Am I too harsh?
>>Peace and Love.
>>--
>>Ciao.
>>
>>Mike.
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