was the best Emperor Rome never had
German translation: war der beste Imperator Italiens, aber nie Kaiser von Rom
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|  Selected response from: Monika Berger Germany Local time: 22:04 | ||||||
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| 3 | Imperator, den Rom *je* hatte |
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| 3 | war der beste Imperator Italiens, aber nie Kaiser von Rom |
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peer agreement (net): +10| was the best emperor rome never had explanation Explanation: "Gaius Julius Caesar was a politician and general of the late Roman republic, who greatly extended the Roman empire before seizing power and making himself dictator at Rome. His actions undermined the republic and paved the way for a system of monarchy headed by emperors (he was not himself a Roman emperor)." http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/caesar_julius.... So JC was never emperor... "the best Emperor Rome **never** had" implies that he WOULD have been the best Emperor Rome ever had, had he become an emperor himself. An entirely hypothetical situation. " -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 16 mins (2005-01-17 22:24:28 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- (Please ignore the last quotation mark. The sentence was actually mine, note quoted) Now, thinking of a German translation, I\'m a bit confused. Emperor in German is Kaiser, and Caesar is also Kaiser.... Would it be possible to say that \"Julius Caesar war der Kaiser den Rom niemals hatte\"? I\'m confused... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 20 mins (2005-01-17 22:28:31 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- In der Tat: \"Caesar, Gaius Julius (100-44 v. Chr.), römischer Feldherr, Staatsmann und Schriftsteller, der die Voraussetzungen für das römische Kaiserreich schuf.\" http://www.info-antike.de/CJCaesar.htm Also doch kein Kaiser.... :-) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 41 mins (2005-01-17 22:49:24 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Oh dear, not another note! Dieter just alerted me, that the word \"beste\" was missing from my German sentence, obviously.. \"Julius Caesar war der beste Kaiser, den Rom niemals hatte\" |
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