Re: re: Haven't you heard of gregging?

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From: Greg Stafford <Greg_at_...>
Date: Mon, 06 Jan 2003 21:12:02 -0800

At 06:14 PM 1/6/2003 -0000, you wrote:
>Certainly. :-) Though I prefer to think of it as "Herodotus
>exaggerated their numbers for effect."

For effect! What!! The "Father of Lies.... err, History" did that!

>Greg, how about this as an alternative? Out of the "3500" cavalry
>(the true number could certainly be lower) only a small number, <100,

This is, of course, the kind of "truth" that is bandied about by those who have never met them. And, of course, you won't know the truth until you are staring (agape, I am sure) up their lances.

Greg Stafford, greg_at_...
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