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To: BGHater
“In my view, this is the earliest archaeological evidence for the use of chemical warfare, which was later used by the ancient Greeks,” James said.

What kind of fool is this? The siege happened in 256 AD. Fine. No Problem. But he says that chemical warfare was used "later", by the "ancient Greeks".

Uhhhh. Later than 256 AD, you get the Byzantine Empire which spoke Greek, but called themselves Roman and which are never classified as "ancient Greeks".

3 posted on 01/12/2009 8:08:22 AM PST by ClearCase_guy
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To: ClearCase_guy

Good catch..
That method was employed later in the millenium when Steppe raiders lobbed the plague victims’ bodies into the forts of Genoa on the Black Sea, starting what some believe, the great plague of 1300’s..


4 posted on 01/12/2009 8:25:29 AM PST by cardinal4 (Dont Tread on Me)
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To: ClearCase_guy

I caught that blatant error too.


6 posted on 01/12/2009 9:01:12 AM PST by Condor51 (The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits)
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