Interesting. And I think rather persuasive.
We just need a couple of hundred more years for classical scholars to talk it over and weigh in on it—assuming that any classical scholars are left after these dismal times of repeated attacks on the Western tradition.
Once the Muslims are firmly entrenched in Athens — they will bust those pesky friezes into tiny little rocks.
...assuming that any classical scholars are left after these dismal times of repeated attacks on the Western tradition.
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Indeed.