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| George Raymond Stevenson 25 May 1964 – 21 May 2023 (Source) |
You died too young, Pullo.
As for the title of the post ...
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Godspeed, Ray.
The musings & rants of 3 retired military (2 USAF, 1 USN), 1 former WSO, and 1 AF brat. Old AF Sarge, Juvat, Tuna, LUSH, and Beans.
Wow Sarge. I have seen zero of Rome. Certainly looks exciting enough.
ReplyDeleteI have to agree.
DeleteTB - It's set around the time of Julius Caesar, I liked it so much I watched it three times.
DeleteRob - Worth your time if you're interested in what ancient Rome might have been like. ("Might have" because, well, it's TV innit?)
DeleteYa, it's TV...
DeleteEntertaining, but I wouldn't use it as a history lesson.
DeleteHistory is what the winners say it is, the people who own the media get to say how it is too.
DeleteLook at the J6 story...
I'd rather not, but yes, good example.
DeleteSarge, I did a little research. It seems like an interesting concept: they follow the lives of two Centurions called out in Caesar's Conquest of Gaul of which we know almost nothing else. Thus they live during the events but there is some freedom with the characters.
DeleteWhich is one of the big reasons I love the series.
DeleteSteven Pressfield uses this to great effect in his books on Ancient history as well. A figure which may be briefly be attested to in the historical record, which gives a writer a great amount of latitude.
DeleteHow have I not heard of Steven Pressfield? I checked into some of his books, very nice.
DeleteSarge, I cannot recommend Gates of Fire and Tides of War highly enough (Battle of Thermopylae/The Peloponnesian War). Also, his books on writing - Do The Work, The War of Art, Why Nobody Wants to Read Your ^&!@, Turning Pro - are great books on the art and practice of writing.
DeleteSigh, so many books, so little time.
DeleteBut as they say, I will try.
Sorry Boss, I have no idea who this guy is nor seen anything he's done. Link to recommended movies or a playlists maybe?
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Rome, a two season series on HBO. As shown in the two video clips. Lots of old Roman politics, violence, and other Roman stuff. Pretty good, I started re-watching it today. (Third or fourth time, I lose track.)
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