Jane Williams wrote:
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> --- Goihl & Fahey <goihlk_at_qFiVzbiD5nzGUA1FLeY9CZZuiPlVH28Zm5fI2QfggWiBxG3EGmjGAMBCWH_9zr4CgDr6Yc9ZDj5GZhkdD_s5zDM.yahoo.invalid> wrote:
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> > From: Mark Galeotti
> > >For most people 'like the ancient Persians' means
> > nothing, so it is a useless comparison;
> >
> > Really! But same with Romans then.
>
> Hardly. Everyone knows about the Romans from school,
> and from TV, films, etc. Ancient Persians? Nothing.
> School doesn't touch it, a couple of historical films
> have them as "the enemy".
True. "I, Claudius" is readily accessible, as is "Life of Brian" and Mel
Gibson's bloody Jesus film. I probably know more about the ancient
Persians than any of my immediate friends (well, Sandy P and Frank
Bauroth excluded), and I wouldn't know enough to play a Persian PC.
Guy (Hoyle)