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ragin_acadian

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Fri Apr-01-05 03:53 PM
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19. if you want to read about the assholes, read John Julius Norwich's

"A Short History of Byzantium" - there was a byzantine emperor, i can't quite remember the name, but his mother spooned his eyes out and cut off his nose so she could exile him and ascend the throne - it's a pretty good read, despite being historical - and relevant because some consider the byzantine empire to BE the roman empire.

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