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> she keeps saying things like "this list of consuls since the kings can't possibly be right". Ancient people apparently could not maintain a straightforward list, despite the thousands of miles of roads and aqueducts

Did she,in the book, give a reason why the list can't possibly be right?



Actually you can just Google that phrase and find out. These lists were compiled later and... well, you can look it up for yourself.


But I want to know what she might have said in the book, because it was probably close to the paraphrasing. That quote isn't from the book, it's a paraphrasing so looking it up doesn't answer my question, which is why I asked the person who read the book...




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