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Carioca1970 t1_jb4ugsr wrote

Unless she came from a particularly influential family, it likely means she was an exceptionally attractive woman. He was 10 years older than she was and means he and she were still going at it at ages 50 and 60 after being together more than 30 years and siring 5 children. She must have been an extraordinary woman.

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Stalins_Moustachio t1_jb4m8bp wrote

Hey there. I'm not too sure on the accurate size measures, but I would say that some of the largest walled cities today would definitely include Istanbul (historic Constantinople); Carcassonne, France; Jerusalem; and X'ian, China. Each had their own merits on defences, the most resolute (by historical record) seems to be Istanbul, due to the Theodosian Walls.

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