05-05-2008, 10:43 PM
Quote:Polybius (XV 11) at the battle of Zama, via Hannibal’s speech to his troops, gives the game away by naming Paullus as the commander in chief at Cannae.
What explains the discrepancy? Was Polybius simply pandering to Scipio, or was there some earlier tradition?
Paul M. Bardunias
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A Spartan, being asked a question, answered "No." And when the questioner said, "You lie," the Spartan said, "You see, then, that it is stupid of you to ask questions to which you already know the answer!"
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A Spartan, being asked a question, answered "No." And when the questioner said, "You lie," the Spartan said, "You see, then, that it is stupid of you to ask questions to which you already know the answer!"
