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[โ€“] Huffkin@feddit.uk 223 points 1 year ago (29 children)

Oxford University is older than the Aztec empire.

Oxford University founded in 1326, Aztec empire ~1428-1521

[โ€“] Gnubeutel@feddit.de 10 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Wait, you're saying that the Aztec empire was just 64 years old when Columbus discovered America and ships with conquistadors followed to butcher and enslave everyone?

[โ€“] icesentry@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, I've heard similar things in the past and I'm always confused by it.

[โ€“] Erk@cdda.social 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

There were people there prior to the Aztec empire conquering them. The Aztec empire is just a specific government that ruled the area at that specific time.

The Napoleonic empire, for comparison, only lasted 1804-1815 (with a hole in the middle).

[โ€“] ScorpionFrog@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

The 1st donut empire

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