RE: Fw from John Atkinson

Achmaenid Persian Empire. Protagonists of the Greeks/Macedonians.

-----Original Message-----
From: Robertson, Brendan [mailto:Brendan.Robertson@dva.gov.au]
Sent: Thursday, 15 April 1999 10:02 AM
To: 'gzg-l@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU'
Subject: RE: Fw from John Atkinson

Who?  ;-)

I don't think I've ever actually heard of them.  I've heard of Achmedes
(sp), but not of the Achmaenid Empire.

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-----Original Message-----
From:	Beth Fulton [SMTP:beth.fulton@marine.csiro.au]
Sent:	Thursday, April 15, 1999 10:48 AM

>>Topic 3--Roman Empire:  Greatest Civilization ever to grace this
>>planet?  

If I could come up with a semi-plausible way of having a kick a** space
equivalent of the Achmaenid Empire you're paltry NRE wouldn't stand a
fighting chance! <...mutter, mutter, no one really appreciates a truly
great empire when they see it, mutter, always fixated with those nancy
boy
bloody Romans, mutter, bloody romans didn't even have the good decency
to
wear trousers, mutter...>

Beth