https://greekreporter.com/2025/02/05/xenophon-anabasis-ten-thousand-ancient-greece-escape/
The Anabasis is still one of my favourite books...
This and Thucydides were the only bits of Greek history I read as a teenager, they both impressed me but the pull of Rome was more alluring. I have read a lot more Xenophon recently but although 'The education of Cyrus' is interesting it doesn't have the same punch as his true life struggle.
Agreed. I prefer him to JC though...
It was the set book for my Greek 'O' Level in 1970!
:)
Quote from: Imperial Dave on Feb 08, 2025, 10:45 AMAgreed. I prefer him to JC though...
John Cleese????
Julius Caesar
The inventor of the pin cushion
Quote from: Imperial Dave on Feb 09, 2025, 06:11 AMJulius Caesar
The inventor of the pin cushion
Genius, and such a modest man too. ;D ;D
Quote from: Imperial Dave on Feb 09, 2025, 06:11 AMJulius Caesar
The inventor of the pin cushion
I thought that was St.Edmund, but maybe that's an anglo-centric education for you.
Quote from: Ian61 on Feb 09, 2025, 08:34 AMGenius, and such a modest man too. ;D ;D
As it says in
Bellum Gallicum:
QuoteCeaser was a man of unsurpassed modesty
Quote from: Cantabrigian on Feb 09, 2025, 08:53 AMQuote from: Ian61 on Feb 09, 2025, 08:34 AMGenius, and such a modest man too. ;D ;D
As it says in Bellum Gallicum:
QuoteCeaser was a man of unsurpassed modesty
So it must be true if he tells us himself. ;D
The last thing going through his mind was,"Why didn't I wear the red toga....?"
Quote from: Imperial Dave on Feb 09, 2025, 11:09 AMThe last thing going through his mind was,"Why didn't I wear the red toga....?"
His last words were:
"Infamy, infamy. They've all got it in for me."
Quote from: Imperial Dave on Feb 09, 2025, 11:09 AMThe last thing going through his mind was,"Why didn't I wear the red toga....?"
Really? I thought it was Brutus' dagger. 😵
.... sorry....
For a while I entertained the thought that the JC being referred to was the "I didn't get to where I am today by...." boss in 'The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin', but having checked I find that was CJ rather than JC. Easy to get these fellas mixed up. ::)
Quote from: Cantabrigian on Feb 09, 2025, 12:16 PMQuote from: Imperial Dave on Feb 09, 2025, 11:09 AMThe last thing going through his mind was,"Why didn't I wear the red toga....?"
His last words were:
"Infamy, infamy. They've all got it in for me."
No, that was Kenneth Caesar, his cousin 🙂
Ooooooooo
I always preferred watching the film (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Warriors_(film)) above reading the book.
:P
::)