Well, most historical writers from the Graeco-Roman period have always tried to imitate the Homeric style of writing. Michael Grant at Cambridge wrote in the introduction to the Annals of Imperial Rome: "Indeed, history owed its technique and its very existence to Homer and other Greek epic poems. Again, when Athenian tragic drama became great in the fifth century B.C., that also influenced Greek historical writing. These two facts emerge clearly from the works of Herodotus and Thucydides. And history never quite forgot its early links with poetry."
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Mark and Homer
by peacefulpete inthe lukan dependance upon greek epic has been discussed before.. how about g.mark?
here's a review of a book that draws this literary connection:review by richard carrier of dennis macdonald's 'the homeric epics .... .
comments?
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Corruption in Iraq ... why the cover-up ?
by Simon ini think it's because people high-up have their sticky fingers in the pie.. when the two whistle-blowers sued custer battles on behalf of the u.s. government?under a u.s. law intended to punish war profiteering and fraud?the bush administration declined to take part.. attorney general alberto gonzales why the government wasn't backing up the lawsuit.
because this is a "seminal" case?the first to be unsealed against an iraq contractor?
"billions of taxpayer dollars are at stake" based on the precedent it could set, the iowa republican said.. the administration has harshly criticized the united nations over hundreds of millions stolen from the oil-for-food program under saddam.
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the_classicist
Why do you think the Iraq War was started?
The only problem is that it only benefited Bush's friends, not the whole economy as some wars do.
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time travel
by tijkmo in.
if you could go back intime and change just one thing...what would it be...can be something in your life or in history that would have changed your life but something more original than being contacted by jw.
mine is i wouldnt have kissed her
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the_classicist
I would travel back to Ancient Rome with a tank, tons of ammunition, and some machine guns and take over the world.
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Would you want to go back to that 'illusion and fantasy'?
by Gill inhi all, and especially scoobysnax as i was just reading your post.. i saw a bit of the news yesterday and the archbishop of canterbury was giving a sermon.
the newscaster said that he was warning about the world's obsession with youth.
i'm not so sure that's what he was saying though.. he said, or words to this effect, that he felt pity for those who believed that they would never grow old, suffer illness and death in this life, and 'god help them' because of the illusion that they were living under.. i don't think he was talking about youth.
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the_classicist
But the freedom to do that, to actually decide that for yourself is priceless.
I totally agree, its one of the great gifts.
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Would you want to go back to that 'illusion and fantasy'?
by Gill inhi all, and especially scoobysnax as i was just reading your post.. i saw a bit of the news yesterday and the archbishop of canterbury was giving a sermon.
the newscaster said that he was warning about the world's obsession with youth.
i'm not so sure that's what he was saying though.. he said, or words to this effect, that he felt pity for those who believed that they would never grow old, suffer illness and death in this life, and 'god help them' because of the illusion that they were living under.. i don't think he was talking about youth.
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the_classicist
It's strange, I choose to believe what is logical for me to believe, even if my gut feeling goes against it.
Of course, I wouldn't go back to the JWs, but I also think that freedom of thought and religion (well, not for the WTBTS) aren't incompatible.
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the_classicist
Starting threads that people try to copy.
LMAO. I can play the clarinet really well, just don't want to admit it.
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8.2 earthquake off coast of Indonesia - same fault line as before!
by Elsewhere inearthquake measuring 8.2 reported off coast of indonesia on same fault line as quake that caused december?s deadly tsunami.
details soon.
(developing story on www.cnn.com)
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the_classicist
Didn't they orignally say the first one was aroudn a magnitude of 8? I'm watching the BBC and they don't have anything new yet, it's around 12am there.
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Question for other Parents....
by rwagoner inhowdy all.... .
i have a 6 yo son who is in the first grade.
he was born 10 weeks preemie, was an only child up until about 6 months ago and spends a lot of time with adults - especially me...his goofy but loving dad.
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the_classicist
I'm not a parent, but... your kid sounds fine. I mean, if you want him to start hanging around with kids his age, then sports is always a good place to start. What are kids playing now these days? Cricket?
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Anyone notice the new KM policy on parking at district conventions??
by researcher inthe latest km states.... parking is free on a first come first serve basis......for district conventions...................what happened???
that was a real good scam on collecting parking fees for a parking lot that came with the rented facility?????
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the_classicist
When they used to be allowed to use the Pacific Colloseum, everyone had to pay for parking, but it didn't go to the WT, but to the government who owns the building. Of course even though at the last DC, the elders read a letter penned by the management saying that they love it when they come, they are no longer allowed to use the facilities.
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Question for those raised a JW
by New Worldly Translation ini was wondering if anybody feels like i do that if i hadn't been raised a jw i would never have embraced the religion.
i know it's easier to say in hindsight after i know the truth about the org but honestly i don't think i would have given them the time of day.
i'm not a religious person or even a spiritual person and being a jw always caused a conflict in my mind.
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the_classicist
I doubt it. I enjoy independent thinking too much.