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Pastimes : The Truth about Waco

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To: chalu2 who wrote (338)9/2/1999 11:43:00 AM
From: Merritt  Read Replies (1) of 1449
 
Chalu2:

<< Rome, on the other hand, organized itself as a nation, and set about to conquer the world, something the Greeks had not done (there was no "Greek Empire").>>

Hmmm...wasn't there a guy they called Alexander The Great who did a little traveling? I wonder if the Persians, Turks, Egyptians, and Pakistanis might have a different view?<g>

<<The analogy to present-day America is very weak.>>

Perhaps it would be better if it were to mention how the Roman Senate weakened the state by giving out grain to the plebes to secure their re-election, thus depriving an already over-extended military of much needed sustenance.
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