04-04-2007, 09:17 AM
First of all, I'm thinking of moving this to OT because it's bigger, culturally speaking, than the Roman empire, both in time as well as geography.
To answer your question, it depend on how the items are show, with taste or not. I mean, I’m less bothered with son of kings being seen as son of gods, 4000 years ago, and now being museum objects. THAT, I think, depends on the individuals on the other side of the glass – do THEY see the person in the glass case as a son of a god or not? If not, then why should we even discuss that – I mean, he was a person, that should be enough to treat his remains with respect, his erstwhile status does not matter to me personally one bit.
To answer your question, it depend on how the items are show, with taste or not. I mean, I’m less bothered with son of kings being seen as son of gods, 4000 years ago, and now being museum objects. THAT, I think, depends on the individuals on the other side of the glass – do THEY see the person in the glass case as a son of a god or not? If not, then why should we even discuss that – I mean, he was a person, that should be enough to treat his remains with respect, his erstwhile status does not matter to me personally one bit.
Robert Vermaat
MODERATOR
FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)
MODERATOR
FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)
