From a comment I made to tranceptor http://tranceptor.livejournal.com/748362.html?view=1057354#t1057354Read more... )

The Romans occupy a curious position in our popular-historical consciousness, especially because Hollywood History requires clear Good Guys and Bad Guys. They were the standard-bearers of Western Civilization (at least in the parts of Roman history we like to remember) so they were Good Guys; they were also aggressive and ruthless imperialists, so ( Read more... )

Fjordman, in "Why Christians Accepted Greek Natural Philosophy, But Muslims Did Not" in The Brussels Journal (http://www.brusselsjournal.com/node/3934), said:

( Why? Why? )