12-17-2007, 04:27 AM
Hannibal had a Jewish tutor. There must be a conceit hidden in this affirmation; that is, Hannibal's descendants devolved into Jews. The proud line into the Ghetto. Ethnic ghetto and national-linguistic ethnic identity (as opposed to the interspecies-type caste designations common to the East) characterized the Greco-Roman (and possibly ME) space.
Ahistoricity of Egypt under Ptolemies mirrors that of the Jews. The Jews have a lament that they endure history and do not partake in its production. It's a curious lament for a history-centric tradition.
Ahistoricity of Egypt under Ptolemies mirrors that of the Jews. The Jews have a lament that they endure history and do not partake in its production. It's a curious lament for a history-centric tradition.