To: SunkenCiv
At last, we have closure on this issue. Nero's family can rest easy now.
Speaking of media bias, Tacitus can't hold a candle to Procopius, whom I have called the "Dan Rather of the sixth century."
31 posted on
05/16/2006 2:47:14 AM PDT by
Berosus
("There is no beauty like Jerusalem, no wealth like Rome, no depravity like Arabia."--the Talmud)
To: Berosus
Procopius was the propaganda tool of the court, but then spilled a lot of beans with his Secret History, so I guess I see what you mean.
34 posted on
05/16/2006 8:33:25 AM PDT by
SunkenCiv
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