To: Cardhu
Thanks Cardhu,
The points in the article above are quite informative as to the nature of the Ottomans 5 centuries ago, Other sultans had done worse: one, tiring of his womenfolk, had drowned his entire harem - some several hundred strong - in muslin sacks at the bottom of the Bosphorus;
121 posted on
07/08/2007 10:46:23 AM PDT by
Sundog
(It's a good day for a catharsis.)
To: Sundog
Indeed, shades of Scheherazade.
123 posted on
07/08/2007 1:10:45 PM PDT by
Cardhu
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