First off, that was mainly in response to the statement Zaghoul that "Didn't think they could handle their freedom." I think Jefferson was completely wrong on that point, but it was a legit… (View Post)

Sounds a lot like they were reading Xenophon's Anabasis when they came up with that system. Problem is the Greek army in the Anabasis was stranded in hostile territory and had to stick together to su… (View Post)

Looking at people in the context of their times is one of the biggest challenges of dealing with history. The idea that you could even run a society without slaves is only a few centuries old. France… (View Post)

Hah, I do love that episode, the second half was such a brilliant parody of the Prisoner. I've got this in a nice frame in my living room If you've never seen the original Prisoner from 1969, you owe… (View Post)

Did you know that Alcibiades was charged with defacing the Herms/Hermai in Athens? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcibiades#Sicilian_Expedition A Herm/Hermai was basically a stone block or pillar tha… (View Post)