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Re: Classic, Normal, and Vulgar Lingo

From:Thomas R. Wier <artabanos@...>
Date:Saturday, January 22, 2000, 22:38
Nik Taylor wrote:

> Padraic Brown wrote: > > Reminds me of the opening scenes of the "Aquiliad", where the Greek > > slave is reading to his young Roman master, while they're travelling > > in his fathers steam powered automobile to see a crucifiction. > > Steam-powered automobile? Is this some sort of alternate-history where > Rome never fell or a humdinger of an anachronism? :-)
Actually, the Romans did have access to steam-driven engines of sorts. I think it was Hieron of Alexandria (during Hellenistic times) that made quite a few devices using steam. Most of them failed industrially because slaves were just too cheap. ====================================== Tom Wier <artabanos@...> ICQ#: 4315704 AIM: Deuterotom Website: <http://www.angelfire.com/tx/eclectorium/> "Cogito ergo sum, sed credo ergo ero." ======================================