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Article #129461Re: PORNOGRAPHY FOR THE CHILDREN??? SO SAYS SAN JOSE SCOOLS OFFICIAL
From: Merlin Dorfman
Date: Sun, 31 May 1998 00:00
Date: Sun, 31 May 1998 00:00
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David Friedman (DDFr@best.com) wrote:
: In article <Vuk0Pe1w165w@mp.sbay.org>, jane@mp.sbay.org (Mingjane Wu) wrote:
: >>Yes, though I ponder as to when this became such an important route
: >before the 1600s, especially since the Silk Road was somewhat difficult
: >to traverse, and the Spice Routes were mostly used after the 1400s. I
: >believe we were talking about a much older era.
: Both silk and spices were being brought into Europe at least from Roman
: times. In _Plagues and Peoples_, as I remember, the author suggests that
: one major plague (about 2nd c. A.D., I think) was due to disease
: transmission between China and Europe, thanks to the opening up of trade
: routes.
Possibly so. Much information that was known in Greek/Roman times
became lost during the Dark Ages...hence they are called "Dark." :-)
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