He described the acts in general terms so that those in other, colonies, countries or, perhaps, in future generations could understand the gist of the complaints and relate to this and may use it as an example or a template if they wish to be independent.
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humans haven't got that far in time yet buddy
Egyptians associated death with the west and buried their pharaohs on the Nile's west bank. Egyptians preferred to stay on the east bank of the Nile at night, because they believed the spirits of the dead lived on the west bank. Osiris was the god of the afterlife.
I would say simply the geography but they could also see where they founded their civilization. They could learn about how the romans viewed themselves and the outside world.