A straight forward remark
Posted on: January 12, 2010 - 7:40pm
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A straight forward remark
The bible was written in a time where leprosy was common, starvation was rampant, chattal slavery was everywhere, there were many proverbial con artists and snake oil salesmen running about, and natural phenomena existed primarily without a scientific explanation, because Romans despised the Hellenistic Greeks, and their way of living.
So show a lil' patience, mmmkkkkaaaayyyy???
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You don't think a millenium and a half is long enough to learn that snake oil doesn't do shit?
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We're talking about HUMANS here...
Clearly, not...
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Mmm. Tasty, tasty humans.
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The lond what? That went right over my head....
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Actually... it is. But this forum doesn't have a sarcasm smilie.
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I agree with you sentiment! BUT!!!!!! Romans did NOT despise the Greeks, They adored Greek culture. Highbrow Romans spoke Greek among themselves they only used Latin in public forums. Greeks thrived under the Roman empire even as slaves they were the tutors, doctors, artists, stewards no Roman aristocrat would live without at least one educated Greek serving their family. Greeks were so valued in the civil service and military and so respected that the entire Eastern Empire became Greek speaking. Then out lasted the Latin speaking Western half by 1000 years.
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long pork=human flesh, since humans are physiologically and gastronomically similar to pigs.
goddamn, that makes me proud....
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This post makes baby jesus cry.
Some romans adored greeks, the rest simply kept them as slaves to fulfill the needs of the patricians, plebians, nobles that did not own land, et cetera. Before Julius became became Emperor... the greeks were simply the barbaric, primitive ancestors of the Roman Republic. Some of them fought FIERCELY against the Roman Legions... and lost. Thusly, healers, theatre actors, and "philosopher kings" were sternly looked down upon and given 2nd-class citizenship, in a way.
Of course they did... AFTER Cleopatra, Marc Antony, Julius, and of course, Augustus Caesar. Until then... they were simply the unenviable conquered city-states that made up Alexander's Empire. Naturally, after Alexander died, his Empire broke up into three distinct states... one for each of his most influential generals. To have a person's kingdom sliced up and sold to the highest (or most cunning) bidder was simply unthinkable to the Romans.
And yes, they did create a highly Christian kingdom known as the Byzantine Empire. The Byzantines... had good trade routes, as well as cultural, philosophical, military and religious influence.... but they ultimately LOST to Sultan Osmon. Because, y'know, those upstart lords and ladies can become extremely troublesome when your 'empire' is barely hanging on to power by a thread.
And I'll stop my post on that note.
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SSSHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! Don't tell the muslims that!
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Why not just rave it up using X (ecstacy), liquid X (GHB), shrooms, speedballs... especially the speedballs. They kill a lot more than just pain...
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Ok, that made me chuckle. DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH EFFORT THAT TAKES?!?! (rattles saber)
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It was SO great, I just had to you all twice...
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