[blam]

GGG Ping.

(I hate posting things from MSNBC)

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks, blam. I'll ping the list tomorrow or thereabouts, when I'm back home.

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[Mad Mammoth]

It's Bush's fault.

Any OTHER president would have sent back a fully configured tsunami warning system 1500 years to save all of those lost souls, but this is just another example of Bush's unilateralist approach to world affairs that has cost America so much good will from other nations.

And of course, when those poor victims of that tsunami 1500 years ago were losing their lives, Bush was at his ranch in Crawford Texas. What a terrible example to set for anyone observing the timeline.

Shame, oh shame on us.

[wolfpat]

You mean the Christmas Tsunami wasn't the first one ever? Does the MSM know this?

[CindyDawg]

Does the presidental charity comercial bother any of yall? I have my husband's channel changer so that I can mute each time it comes on (which seems like every 15 minutes)

[weegee]

Is there any accounting of how much charitable aid Rome, Greece, and Egypt gave? No loans, gift donations.

[PlanoMike]

I think a Tsunami Aid Concert for Poompuhar is long overdue!!

[Allan]

ping

[SunkenCiv]

For generations, the people of Poompuhar have spoken of the days when their sleepy fishing town was the capital of a powerful kingdom, and traders came from Rome, Greece and Egypt to deal in pearls and silk.

related -- reprised from other topics:

[at] Qusier al-Qadim, from the first and second centuries A.D... were inscribed with Tamil graffiti in the Brahmi script and likely came from Arikamedu in southern India (not far from the modern town of Pondicherry). These constitute the first Indian Tamil inscriptions ever found in Egypt, and their discovery, next to a small iron forge, raises the possibility that a small community of Indian merchants or metalworkers lived at Qusier al-Qadim... researchers found items typical of the east, for example, teak and cloth made from jute. [pp 82-83]

At Empire's Edge: Exploring Rome's Egyptian Frontier by Robert B. Jackson

Contemporary writing about the Roman ships arriving in India and leaving with goods is also discussed.

I highly recommend this next one (same goes for other titles by Casson) which (among other things) discusses Roman-era trade between China and the west, including seagoing trade.

Travel in the Ancient World by Lionel Casson

[twigs]

Tree ring analysis has indicated that a major disruption took place some time around--I forget the exact year--537/8 AD. Give or take a few years. Some historians have wondered if it impacted on major events like King Arthur and Britain. Intersting stuff, this. Thank you.

[SunkenCiv]

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[MaxMax]

I that Yafter A or Yefore A?