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MeatballDom t1_j3dpjrx wrote

Reply to comment by Jamf in Simple/Short/Silly History Questions Saturday! by AutoModerator

Sava River, known as the Savus in Latin which was "Save" in the vocative.

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Jamf t1_j3duu3p wrote

Awesome, thank you! Bit irritating of Gibbon not to anticipate internet search engine ambiguity.

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LateInTheAfternoon t1_j3dvgi8 wrote

Moreso it begs the question why Gibbon, not writing in Latin, would use the ablative.

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