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What if the Persian Empire of King Xerxes had conquered Greece?
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Posted on 04/07/2011 5:34:56 AM PDT by Cronos
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I don't agree with the conclusions drawn by the author, but I like the question! In my opinion, he's wrong, the Roman Empire would have arisen nonetheless as Persia would have difficulties crossing the Balkan mountains and the huge European forest. Persia was a far more benevolent Empire than is portrayed in 300 or in this article. The Roman Empire would have expanded further north, perhaps along the Baltic sea coast imho
This would have led to a quicker show down between the two, but could have resulted in a central force to whack down Mohammed (speculation, speculation, speculation...)
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posted on
04/07/2011 5:35:03 AM PDT
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Cronos
To: Cronos
There would have been no Peloponesian War.
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posted on
04/07/2011 5:38:48 AM PDT
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Tax-chick
(Buy me a Land Shark and take me to Anguilla.)
To: Tax-chick
The US would be speaking Norwegian.
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posted on
04/07/2011 5:42:01 AM PDT
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Paladin2
To: Paladin2
And you wouldn’t be able to get a good cheese danish in Atlanta at any price.
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posted on
04/07/2011 5:43:30 AM PDT
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Tax-chick
(Buy me a Land Shark and take me to Anguilla.)
To: Cronos
Jesus Christ would still have been born, Christianity would still have flourished and the Vatican would be in Tehran rather than Rome.
JMO...
To: Cronos
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posted on
04/07/2011 5:43:43 AM PDT
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Huck
(Mitch Daniels is my choice among the potentials, which of course means he has no chance.)
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
04/07/2011 5:43:48 AM PDT
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Perdogg
(What Would Aqua Buddha do?)
To: Cronos
The author loses some credibility when s/he conflates Julius with Augustus Caesar.
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posted on
04/07/2011 5:44:26 AM PDT
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Tax-chick
(Buy me a Land Shark and take me to Anguilla.)
To: Tax-chick
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posted on
04/07/2011 5:46:36 AM PDT
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Cronos
(OPC teaches covenant succession - their kids are saved regardless whether they are Christian or not)
To: Paladin2
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posted on
04/07/2011 5:47:04 AM PDT
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Cronos
(OPC teaches covenant succession - their kids are saved regardless whether they are Christian or not)
To: Le Chien Rouge
More likely Persepolis. Tehran is new. I once went to Persepolis — it is still awe-inspiring.
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posted on
04/07/2011 5:47:42 AM PDT
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Cronos
(OPC teaches covenant succession - their kids are saved regardless whether they are Christian or not)
To: Huck; odds; no-to-illegals
Thank you for that link, the book looks interesting.
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posted on
04/07/2011 5:49:09 AM PDT
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Cronos
(OPC teaches covenant succession - their kids are saved regardless whether they are Christian or not)
To: Cronos
I once went to Persepolis ...Oh, that's not fair.
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posted on
04/07/2011 5:50:30 AM PDT
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Tax-chick
(Buy me a Land Shark and take me to Anguilla.)
To: Cronos
This is just a blog site isn't it? He can't hit the shift key to capitalize the I so I wonder as to his abilities.
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posted on
04/07/2011 5:52:09 AM PDT
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mountainlion
(America land of the free because of the Brave.)
To: Tax-chick
She lost credibility with me with her early praise of “300”.
Her overall grasp of historical chronology seems rather weak.
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posted on
04/07/2011 5:52:56 AM PDT
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bagman
To: Cronos
We’d have no olympics....or Greek weddings.
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posted on
04/07/2011 5:54:52 AM PDT
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Hot Tabasco
(Our technology has surpassed our humanity........AE)
To: Tax-chick
Actually, he's right, the first Emperor who we call Augustus took the name Gaius Julius Caesar when he was adopted by Gaius Julius Caesar (our "julius Caesar") in 44 BC and then when he took the office of Princep took the name Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus . Augustus' birth name was Gaius Octavius Thurinus, his mother Atia was our Julius Caesar's niece.
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posted on
04/07/2011 5:55:31 AM PDT
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Cronos
(OPC teaches covenant succession - their kids are saved regardless whether they are Christian or not)
To: bagman
I haven’t seen “300,” although my daughter said it had amusing violence. I just can’t get into the semi-animation thing. I think it looks totally fake.
We have “300 Spartans,” from the 70s, on DVD.
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04/07/2011 5:56:37 AM PDT
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Tax-chick
(Buy me a Land Shark and take me to Anguilla.)
To: Tax-chick
I know :) But it’s a lovely city. though — you can get a good idea of how grand it was if you visit the British Museum in London which has these huge gateways and cuts from the palace walls.
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posted on
04/07/2011 5:56:48 AM PDT
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Cronos
(OPC teaches covenant succession - their kids are saved regardless whether they are Christian or not)
To: Cronos
Would all of Europe be living a religion still worshiping a sky God The Persian empire didn't care about the religion of the conquered. Cyrus the Great was the one who freed the Jews from captivity in Babylon. With a weaker Roman Empire, or at least one with serious competition, the spread of Christianity throughout Europe by preaching would have still flourished, but forcing it on the Germanic tribes by the sword probably wouldn't have happened. For all we know, some later ruler of the Persian Empire may have converted to Christianity too.
Here's the question I'd like opinions on: Would there be any Islam? IMHO, a powerful Persian Empire would have stopped the spread of Islam cold. It would be a religion few cared about except the sand rats.
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