tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-649431201703508681.post4846191745594170698..comments2009-07-22T15:12:11.412-04:00Mike Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02072553719998549925noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-649431201703508681.post-59201527764789302102009-07-22T15:12:11.412-04:002009-07-22T15:12:11.412-04:00A great piece of writing, but we should not forget the constant ‘threat’ requiring social unity in the ancient world is difficult to reproduce in a modern context, despite the constant search for issues and ‘war on . . ‘ rhetoric of our politicians. <br />Also the leisure to ‘think’ in the classical world was in part a by-product of role of women and slavery in Greek society.Geoff Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01111820035762957610noreply@blogger.com