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A rather amusing list by the Guardian newspaper.....
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Everyone speaks some form of English, so fortunately Greeks, Macedonians, Persians and all those further east subjugated by Alexander have no need of interpreters.
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The enemy is less likely to get wind of an advance of cavalry, if the orders for march were passed from mouth to mouth rather than announced by voice of herald, or public notice. Xenophon
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Quote:i still dont like when they call them greeks there where no greeks at that time 
they where called their state names
In general 'Hellenes', until the name was outlawed by a certain religious group as meaning 'Pagans'...
Quote:War
The cornerstone of Greek life. How the Greeks managed to invent drama, philosophy, mathematics and medicine I can't imagine, because they seem to have spent their whole time laying siege to cities, conquering the known world, pursuing Persians, raping, pillaging, drinking and arguing with each other in Irish accents.
that one was kinda funny
I thought so too....:wink: :wink:
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The enemy is less likely to get wind of an advance of cavalry, if the orders for march were passed from mouth to mouth rather than announced by voice of herald, or public notice. Xenophon
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Yes they were Greeks and knew it!
Herodotus and Thukidides refer to the term.
And it is attributed to Sokrates-by Plato:
AN THELEIS NA TIMASAI YPO THE ELLADOS DEIKSOY CHRISIMOS AYTHS.
"If you want ot be honoured by Greece show yourself usfull.'
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One of my major gripes about the movie! The irish accents! :roll:
Hesphaestion--'Hey Alexander, whats the crack with those Persions over there!?" (In a broad belfast accent)
Alexander--'We're gonna do em, that's what, Hephaestion! '
Heaphestion--'To be sure, Alex, to be sure!'
At least whats-her -name made an effort! And she was of barbarian stock, in case that point has been forgotten! :lol: :lol:
Visne partem mei capere? Comminus agamus! * Me semper rogo, Quid faceret Iulius Caesar? * Confidence is a good thing! Overconfidence is too much of a good thing.
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Slaves
Notable by their absence in films about Sparta, even though they were the bedrock of Spartan society. Presumably acknowledgment of Sparta's large slave population would sit oddly with a portrayal of a heroic society that valued freedom.
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My god dave, stop with the 300 rants...lol. Humans are dumb! Remember when people believed smoking was good for them? lol
Great article, btw...some pretty funny stuff in there.
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Right you are Magnus.
In the words of Pontius Pilate:
"Strike him Centurion -- Very roughly!"
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