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#51

Ancient and Medieval History / Re: Obsessed with the Tang Dyn...

Last post by Cantabrigian - Sep 30, 2026, 07:31 PM

Haven't seen you for a while Mike.  Nice to know you're still on good form 

You are too kind!  I'm sure I'll tire you soon enough...

#52

Ancient and Medieval History / Re: Obsessed with the Tang Dyn...

Last post by Justin Swanton - Sep 30, 2026, 06:26 PM

Personally, I think the T'ang would grossly outnumber any of the opponents you might be thinking of.  I mean, the side with the big battalions generally wins. 

So, you'd know if you'd been T'ang-oed?

That sour tang is unmistakable.

#53

Ancient and Medieval History / Re: Obsessed with the Tang Dyn...

Last post by Erpingham - Sep 30, 2026, 04:52 PM

Haven't seen you for a while Mike.  Nice to know you're still on good form 

#54

Ancient and Medieval History / Re: Obsessed with the Tang Dyn...

Last post by Imperial Dave - Sep 30, 2026, 04:32 PM

 

#55

Ancient and Medieval History / Re: Obsessed with the Tang Dyn...

Last post by Justin Swanton - Sep 30, 2026, 03:59 PM

Personally, I think the T'ang would grossly outnumber any of the opponents you might be thinking of.  I mean, the side with the big battalions generally wins. 

So, you'd know if you'd been T'ang-oed?

#56

Ancient and Medieval History / Re: Obsessed with the Tang Dyn...

Last post by Cantabrigian - Sep 30, 2026, 03:13 PM

Personally, I think the T'ang would grossly outnumber any of the opponents you might be thinking of.  I mean, the side with the big battalions generally wins. 

So, you'd know if you'd been T'ang-oed?

#57

Ancient and Medieval History / Re: Obsessed with the Tang Dyn...

Last post by Erpingham - Sep 30, 2026, 02:18 PM

It will take me a while to get the time to read the whole thing.

It should be a right of passage on the forum to read it, after which members shudder and say "Never again" 

#58

Ancient and Medieval History / Re: Obsessed with the Tang Dyn...

Last post by PhilM - Sep 30, 2026, 02:13 PM

Thanks for the link. In the context of what became a 75-page thread, that second post brought a wry smile. It will take me a while to get the time to read the whole thing.

Absent any specific context, I suspect it's hard to get much more accurate than "sometimes yes, somtimes no, probably". Plenty of interest in those specific contexts though.

#59

Ancient and Medieval History / Re: Greek poem found in Roman-...

Last post by Justin Swanton - Sep 30, 2026, 02:06 PM

If fame you seek
Then write in Greek,
If idiotic,
Then Demotic.

#60

Ancient and Medieval History / Greek poem found in Roman-era ...

Last post by Duncan Head - Sep 30, 2026, 01:32 PM

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/ancient-egyptians/listen-father-1-700-year-old-tomb-discovered-in-egypt-contains-a-poem-in-ancient-greek-and-spells-to-protect-the-dead