More on fooles

Mar 07, 2006 14:55

History
The origins of the jester are possibly in prehistoric tribal society. Pliny the Elder mentions a royal jester (planus regium) when recounting Apelles' visit to the palace of the Hellenistic King Ptolemy I. However, jesters are mainly thought of in association with the Middle Ages. fool

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interesting shyska March 7 2006, 20:02:50 UTC
i'm glad you posted this. the likely/possible (depending how you want to look at it) prehistoric origin intrigues me.
btw, you okay? what's up?

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xiphia March 8 2006, 01:02:12 UTC
Some great links there!

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blackbird_tanya March 10 2006, 19:55:11 UTC
The world needs more fools. Could use one today!

Hugs your way.

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jacomothefool March 22 2006, 23:02:41 UTC
Grins

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