10,000-Year-Old Tree Discovered Shades Two and a Half Acres

This tree took root before Jerusalem, 
before Troy, before Constantinople, 
before there were cities to name, 
before there were farms. 
  
Imagine: the most ancient living thing 
on earth 
which may mean, 
for all we know, 
in the universe. 
  
   
So then what do you think about this: 
Let us open the door 
to your new home
where you can lead your guests across a floor 
older than Rome. 
  
I think Jerusalem is older but it doesn't rhyme. 
Anyway, poets use Rome to mean like a really long time.