01-06-2002, 12:54 PM
And no doubt somewhat overstated. IIRC though Crassus negotiated to by the burning property, and then sent in his slaves to put out the flames after he'd purchased it.<br>
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I think htat a lot oof htese stories htat have little bassis in fact but have been presented as history are as important in some respects as hte real history. THey demonstrate how we want to view the past, as exemplars of virtue, or as monsters. HTe more sensational the story the more it's propogated, so we have all sorts of nonsense about the private lives of the Republican Roman great passsed down,and very little information in some scases of the detail of what they were actually doing. 2000 years of writing down only what seems exciting rather corrupts the historical record. <p></p><i></i>
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I think htat a lot oof htese stories htat have little bassis in fact but have been presented as history are as important in some respects as hte real history. THey demonstrate how we want to view the past, as exemplars of virtue, or as monsters. HTe more sensational the story the more it's propogated, so we have all sorts of nonsense about the private lives of the Republican Roman great passsed down,and very little information in some scases of the detail of what they were actually doing. 2000 years of writing down only what seems exciting rather corrupts the historical record. <p></p><i></i>
In the name of heaven Catiline, how long do you propose to exploit our patience..
