wow. I'm not at mhc anymore

[jennygadget]

I am doing some of my readings for Library 200 - what amounts to a history of (mostly American) libraries, and I keep running across all kinds of phrases that are driving me batty.

The latest is: "A decade or so later Marc Antony had his turn with Cleopatra."

o_O

I just have nothing to add to that.

Lionel Casson, however, apparently feels the need to

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[hawkwing_lb]

I'm sorry, what century am I in again?

Not the right one yet?

(The last Cleopatra gets all the attention. The Ptolemies have so many more fascinating women. This sometimes leads to very frustratingly-worded history books.)

[jennygadget]

Not the right one yet?

I'm pretty sure I'm in the right one. I'm not so sure about my prof. :)

(The last Cleopatra gets all the attention. The Ptolemies have so many more fascinating women.

And see, this is what was so annoying about that paragraph, knowing that there was so much more interesting stuff to be talking about than just "Cleopatra could read! and liked science!" (but apparently did nothing else worth remarking upon besides sleeping with JC and MA? Even when the *topic* is libraries and the arts? bah!)

This sometimes leads to very frustratingly-worded history books.)

Actually, in this case it was a Smithsonian article, which explains a lot. :p

[hawkwing_lb]

Your prof, alas. Can one hope he is part of a dying breed?

Actually, in this case it was a Smithsonian article, which explains a lot. :p

I suppose it would, at that. :)