10-14-2006, 04:37 PM
Quote:I would say the only culture from the near East that has had the biggest impact on Western civilzation would be the Jews and their scriptures...
Don't be silly. Where did you think our modern alphabet originated? Writing? Or agriculture? Or irrigation techniques? Astronomy? Astrology? Administration? Law?
And maybe when I really start thinking about it I'll come up with a dozen more. :evil:
Robert Vermaat
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THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)
MODERATOR
FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)