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Hhtt Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

Rome has been razed to the ground

I try to form a historical sentence. Would you like to correct it and give another idiomatic sentences meaning the same.

"Rome had been razed to the ground by migration of barbaric tribes."

Even I do not know whether or not the tense used is correct.

Thank you.
  

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raze means completely destroy physically . People raze things. Migration does not raze things.

— Clive

  • raze means completely destroy physically .
  • People raze things.
  • Migration does not raze things.
  • If you just want to state a simple fact about a past event, use Simple Past, not Past Perfect.
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raze means completely destroy physically.
People raze things. Migration does not raze things.

If you just want to state a simple fact about a past event, use Simple Past, not Past Perfect.

So say
eg "Rome was razed to the ground by barbaric tribes."
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Cliveraze means completely destroy physically.People raze things. Migration does not raze things.If you just want to state a simple fact about a past event, use Simple Past, not Past Perfect.So sayeg "Rome was razed to the ground by barbaric tribes."
It seems raze to the gound is incorrect. What idiom could I use instead?

Thank you.
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It depends on what you mean. Can you explain a little?

eg conquered?
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CliveIt depends on what you mean. Can you explain a little?eg conquered?
No, I try to say come to an immediate or very fast end. The barbaric tribes ended Rome in a quick way. But I do not know the idiom.

Thank you.
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. . . destroyed the Roman Empire?
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Clive has already suggested "Rome was razed to the ground by barbaric tribes."
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