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girlyswot ([personal profile] girlyswot) wrote2007-07-05 01:51 pm
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Girlish giggling in the library.

I've started on my  next mammoth reading course - general introduction to the NT.  At the moment I'm working my way through 'Backgrounds of Early Christianity'.  So I just read this sentence and couldn't help the grin as I remembered the last time I came across this particular manly man:

'The Persian advance was slowed by the valiant Spartan resistance under their king Leonidas at the pass of Thermopylae...'

Funnily, it doesn't mention their valiant attack on the werewolves a few weeks ago.  *grins*

This may also encourage [profile] moonette1in her novel:

The Greeks always prized male good looks and much admired the physically perfect male specimen - especially evident in the athlete.

 

Mmm.

This sentence surprised me at first:

...the Romans were too slow to accept Greek athletics.

But now I see it actually says

...the Romans too were slow to accept Greek athletics.

[identity profile] amamama.livejournal.com 2007-07-05 07:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Imagine that! No mention about how they fought the werewolves? Tsk, tsk.
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[identity profile] girlyswot.livejournal.com 2007-07-05 07:58 pm (UTC)(link)
You'd think it would deserve some recognition, wouldn't you? It was very manly and brave.