Girlish giggling in the library.

[girlyswot]

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 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.

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[amamama.livejournal.com]

While we're talking about Manly Men and so on - here's some swoonworthy muscles. *sigh* Do you recognize them, Ros? No peeking!

[girlyswot.livejournal.com]

*swoon*

From the tan, the shirt and the bulge, I'm saying that's Rafael Nadal?

I have an Italian Quidditch player in my WIP called Raphael who looks very much like Nadal. Yummy!

[amamama.livejournal.com]

Yes! *swoon* Gods, I mean - really! *fans self* What a body. Now I actually wish we had a TV so I could see him in action...