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Re: Studying history as a kid
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Originally Posted by Si modo
Yeah, maybe the Catholic thing has something to do with my taste. But, I loved it...and history is not my strong suit in subject matter. (I also had eight years of Latin...family pressure...so I had the opportunity to read original material from that period, too.)
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wow, I took a year of latin...I never got to the point were I could read the tomes in that langauge though..when I retire, I plan on giving it a shot and take some classes....I nv u. I never got past; "uba tu, gaius et gaia"...
a horrible translation ( from memory) I am never less alone than when alone- scipio..Minus salem cum aqui salem es et???
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Last edited by Imperator; 12-21-2007 at 09:12 AM.
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