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Re: How evil is a classical empire?

by mcv <mcvmcv@[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Nov 19, 2007 at 02:47 PM

Damien Valentine <valends3@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> 
> A. Whatever happened between Pliny and Trajan (whom you inexplicably
> refer to in the Classical Latin)

This is not completely inexplicable. The original Latin names are more
internationally recognisable than the Anglicised versions. I always get
confused when someone calls John and Paul apostles, for example.


mcv.
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A very powerful tool, but not the only tool. And if only that which
could be verified scientifically was considered real, then nearly all
of human experience would be not-real.                  -- Zachriel
 




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