tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198442674791729773.post6896126477490840065..comments2024-03-29T05:35:38.965-04:00Comments on HMS Defiant: TWO TIMESHMS Defianthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10024721130102173694noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198442674791729773.post-91151352008244807942020-08-27T04:15:55.303-04:002020-08-27T04:15:55.303-04:00Ah, somebody else who has read Thucidyes. I pasted...Ah, somebody else who has read Thucidyes. I pasted a map into my copy so I could keep track of all the Greeks. There were never a polity.HMS Defianthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10024721130102173694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198442674791729773.post-16526992774324404772020-08-25T03:16:32.179-04:002020-08-25T03:16:32.179-04:00I'm reasonably sure neither the Spartans nor t...I'm reasonably sure neither the Spartans nor the Athenians would've recognized the Macedonians as Greeks except in the most backhanded manner, and then only duress. But none of the Greeks could ever get together for long -- not the Corinthians, Argives, Thebans, nor any others except for the most temporary advantage. Even within their city-states, they were mostly riven by fatal divisions. It is amazing what they accomplished before destroying themselves. One wonders how much more of their accomplishments would've been lost forever had they not (unwittingly) subverted Roman civilization?Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13296988746956477216noreply@blogger.com