Also, I will refer to them using the name they actually used at that time. (If I talk about the Ancient Rome, I don’t call it Italian Republic either.)
A closer comparison than Ancient Rome is that all types of people change their names on occasions, e.g. on marriage, so we have lots of precedent for referring to people whose names have changed. This includes cases where they strongly dislike their former names. Those traditions balance niceness, civilization, rationality, and free speech.
A closer comparison than Ancient Rome is that all types of people change their names on occasions, e.g. on marriage, so we have lots of precedent for referring to people whose names have changed. This includes cases where they strongly dislike their former names. Those traditions balance niceness, civilization, rationality, and free speech.
Disclaimer: not a correction, just a perspective.