And let me say that his book is an odd but interesting one
Tom Send a noteboard - 03/01/2013 12:18:33 AM
He had a unique and different take on Pope Julius II, who has always seemed a terrible pope to my mind. I also found it amusing that he attributed the "barbarous" behavior of the Spaniards in Italy to "non-Western blood" in their past. If only he lived to see what the Germans did in the two World Wars...
Political correctness is the pettiest form of casuistry.
ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius
Ummaka qinnassa nīk!
*MySmiley*
ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius
Ummaka qinnassa nīk!
*MySmiley*
A History of Venice by John Julius Norwich
- 29/12/2012 11:39:31 PM
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Was I the one who recommended this book to you?
- 30/12/2012 03:28:16 PM
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I bought this one sua sponte from the Folio Society.
- 30/12/2012 05:02:12 PM
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Ah.
- 31/12/2012 01:08:18 PM
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And let me say that his book is an odd but interesting one
- 03/01/2013 12:18:33 AM
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This is definitely on my list.
- 31/12/2012 07:01:05 PM
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The Fourth Crusade was a travesty for world civilization
- 31/12/2012 09:48:20 PM
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Ah, I see your point.
- 31/12/2012 10:58:33 PM
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Well, the Venetians weren't the ones doing the worst of the looting...
- 01/01/2013 07:36:49 AM
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It's extremely readable
- 03/01/2013 02:09:23 AM
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I don't doubt that he extrapolates a bit much
- 04/01/2013 03:48:28 AM
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I don't recall the specifics.
- 05/01/2013 03:49:26 AM
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