Some Roman history

Gary — 3/25/2004 5:35:24 PM (archived)

Tom Brosz said:

>Would have been interesting to see how the Romans would have
>treated the Middle East and the Jewish rebels if the rebels had
>made a habit of sneaking into Rome and slaughtering
>marketplaces full of men, women and children.

The Romans were tough bastards. They could not have cared less. Read the history by Polybius about the destruction of Carthage and Corinth. For the matter, Google the Internet about what the Romans did to the Jews after the Bar Kochba revolt. Some of our current troubles in the Middle East can be traced back to Rome's purging Judea or all Jews and then repopulating it with discharged Roman vetrans. Modern Jerusalem is based upon a Roman city named "Aelia Capitolina" (ancient Jeusalem was razed to the ground). The Dome of the Rock is built upon the site of a Roman temple. It was the Romans who renamed the province of Judea to "Palestine".

Gary

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to coin a recent phrase of yours, Bowser .. - Daniel - 3/25/2004 2:23:46 PM
- Context - Bowser - 3/25/2004 6:33:17 PM
  - "I'd also join terror group." - FrankC - 3/25/2004 10:12:47 PM
    - Well, Frank, that's because you're a superior being. - Bowser - 3/25/2004 10:41:38 PM
      - He is what he is - FrankC - 3/26/2004 5:11:34 AM
        
        I've written that down. - Bowser - 3/26/2004 5:22:00 AM
        
        Getting used to death. - FrankC - 3/26/2004 7:43:21 AM
        
        corrected quote - Daniel - 3/29/2004 1:30:24 AM
      - 10 and 16-year old - Tom Brosz - 3/26/2004 12:51:02 AM
        
        And by the way, - - - (Read, and disregard) - Bowser - 3/26/2004 1:10:15 AM
        
        You're right. The 10 y/o wasn't a bomber. Separating the men from the boys, - - - - Bowser - 3/26/2004 1:05:46 AM
        
        "why are so many more Palestinian kids dying?" - Tom Brosz - 3/26/2004 1:49:33 AM
        
        Flechette shells and casualties - Tom Brosz - 3/26/2004 1:39:50 AM
- The earlier headlines out of Israel said the kid was a 10 y/o. - Bowser - 3/25/2004 3:49:55 PM
  - Masada - Tom Brosz - 3/25/2004 4:42:39 PM
    - How did the Romans deal with the People's Front of Judea? - Tony - 3/25/2004 6:10:18 PM
    - Some Roman history - Gary - 3/25/2004 5:35:24 PM
      - re: Some more history...... - Publius - 3/26/2004 2:48:48 PM
  - fanaticism etc. - Daniel - 3/25/2004 4:31:20 PM
    - Oppression, resistance. - Bowser - 3/25/2004 5:19:30 PM
      - Revenge - RobVG - 3/25/2004 5:59:49 PM
        
        The indiscriminate use of violence is further illustrated by the use of flechette shells in Gaza. - Bowser - 3/25/2004 11:43:39 PM
        
        Is there such a thing as a discriminate use of violence?...n/t (n/t) - Publius - 3/26/2004 2:53:44 PM
        
        Yes, of course. (n/t) - Bowser - 3/26/2004 4:34:49 PM
        
        The term "indiscriminate use of violence" far more describes Palestinian tactics. - RobVG - 3/26/2004 3:45:45 AM
        
        And you know that how? - Bowser - 3/26/2004 4:48:43 AM
        
        Flechettes - Tom Brosz - 3/26/2004 6:00:44 AM
        
        The rules have changed - RobVG - 3/26/2004 5:53:44 AM
        
        Funny - R.L. - 3/29/2004 2:15:19 AM
        
        More Funny - RobVG - 3/30/2004 6:32:03 AM
        
        "Intended targets" - Bowser - 3/25/2004 6:25:19 PM
        
        re: "Intended targets" - gbaikie - 3/25/2004 7:40:41 PM
        
        You're right. (Is school out already?) - Bowser - 3/25/2004 8:14:26 PM
        
        re: You're right. (Is school out already?) - Tom Brosz - 3/25/2004 10:11:21 PM
        
        Gee, thanks Mr. Manners. I didn't realize. - Bowser - 3/25/2004 11:36:01 PM
        
        re: You're right. (Is school out already?) - gbaikie - 3/25/2004 8:51:26 PM
        
        And Saddam had chemical weapons in '90 - '91, - Bowser - 3/25/2004 9:08:01 PM
        
        And the reason was... - Larry J - 3/25/2004 9:34:57 PM
        
        Bingo!! And how was the situation different in 2003? - Bowser - 3/25/2004 9:41:14 PM
        
        Bingo back at you. - Larry J - 3/25/2004 10:47:36 PM
        
        The point is - Davin L. - 3/29/2004 8:35:22 PM
        
        Everybody seemed to know it, though. - Bowser - 3/25/2004 11:21:03 PM
        
        Forget it, Larry - Tom Brosz - 3/26/2004 1:09:17 AM
        
        Tom, you're being silly. - Bowser - 3/26/2004 1:34:22 AM
        
        WMD - Tom Brosz - 3/26/2004 1:53:27 AM
        
        But to identify that possibility as a threat - Davin L. - 3/29/2004 8:40:49 PM
        
        Does it really require history to judge the actions taken today by both sides? - RobVG - 3/25/2004 6:59:02 PM
      - re: Oppression, resistance. - Daniel - 3/25/2004 5:49:16 PM
  - Two different incidents. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 3/25/2004 4:27:51 PM

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