Did the Romans invade America?

[purplepoppy]

Conventional history teaches that America is named after Amerigo Vespucci, but that's doubtful because you don't name places based on first names. Others argue it was named after Richard Amerike a wealthy Welsh trader with business links to Spain and Portugal who discovered America. Obviously this version isn't accepted by some historians.

The problem with facts, particularly American facts is they're usually just propaganda and fake news. So I think it's safe to discount mainstream American history.

I propose the empor Magnus Maxumus discovered America around 388 AD and named it after Armorica, which is now part of Brittany. Armorica means "land in the sea" So it makes sense.

According to the De Excidio et Conquestu Britanniae written c. 540, Gildas says that Maximus "deprived" Britain not only of its Roman troops, but also of its "armed bands... governors and of the flower of her youth", never to return. They of course settled in Armorica. I believe some of those ancient Britons then went west and discovered a new land they named after Armorica * I offer no evidence, because you know you can trust my facts and you don't need it*

[bean2k21]

NIce theory, but wrong. A German cartographer was making a historical map of the world and labeling each land with the explorer who discovered it. He was half illiterate and couldn't spell Amerigo or remember how to spell Vespucci. So, he left the first name on there and wrote a note to himself as a reminder to come back and put in the last name. However, he never got around to it and because of his nice handwriting, the map got copied and the name just kind of stuck.

[Anonymous]

You're not the first person to suggest ancient civilizations had visited America. If you ever watched the History channel's "Unearthed" Scott Walter's claimed Copper from the great lakes was mined out by the Phonecians centuries before the Roman empire.
It's an entertaining story. Even more entertaining then yours. Doesn't make it real though. Either way it doesn't much matter. Because we know when America was settled.
Kind of like Britain. The Roman's may have occupied it but you guys were pagan savages then and continued to be long after they left. Till one day you people got your act together.

[ohshee]

I think you're pretty close to being right I don't think Romans invaded America I think they came here looking for Trump but once they meant him they went right back to where they came from yeah I'm sure that they came to America but not to invade it I don't think a cup of sugar from Christopher Columbus but he was late some other guy got here first

[Lliam]

Obviously true. That's why fasces are displayed all around the U. S. capital.

[Anonymous]

This is the trouble with fake news; its always far more compelling than the other fake news.

[Waldoe]

lol... whatever floats your boat... History is backed up by facts, not bizarre theories... you can't make up crap and call it evidence. If you want to blame a nonexistent political motive feel free, but it just sounds dumb...

[OddBeMe]

Well west in your map would be Ireland. And then maybe iceland.

But historians are pretty settled on the vikings being the first to discover america.

[PatriceONeal]

Her profile is some young girl getting choked. Says a lot.

[maximumpower]

if they did it wasn't successful; hence, inconsequential.
norse and chinese were here, as well.

[exitseven]

They did but only got as far as Brooklyn.

[OldWorldOrder]

Here's what I think:

No.

[NYCQuestions1976]

Seems nonsensical to me.

[Anonymous]

No, but the Vikings did land and build a colony.

[Jamie05rhs]

Poppycock.

[anylolone]

Unlikely.

[CT_CD]

Yeah

[Karlsson7]

I am not sure