Two old men are arguing about the history and the splendors of Athens and Rome.

The Greek man says “Look, all I’m saying is that the Greeks invented everything the Romans get credit for!”
The Italian says “Yes, maybe, but the Romans improved it and made it useful!”

The Greek man says “We invented the Democracy!”
The Italian says “We realized the challenge of direct elections and the benefit of the legislature, and thus created the Republic!”

The Greek man says “Yes, but we created beautiful architecture like the Parthenon!”
The Italian says “And we improved your building techniques, and used them to create aqueducts and structures that stood for centuries longer!”

The Greek man, frustrated, finally says “Ah, of course. But the Greeks, we INVENTED lovemaking!”
The Italian man stops a moment to think, then says:
“That may be true, but WE introduced it to women!”

• 🏺Antiquity
• 🇮🇹Italy