Short Story 61*: Civis Laputus Sum

The Urth list — 2 messages, 2 voices, 30 Apr 2014
https://urth.darkrealm.vip/thread/urth/6540

Tony Ellis30 Apr 2014, 22:06
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Marc Aramini wrote: There is an odd statement Jeremy makes, saying his murder will be ?the first time in five thousand years one of us has taken the life of one of them.
3000BC is the rough date that is often given to the expression 'the beginning of recorded history', so perhaps that was what he meant. But why is that date given? Because it's roughly when writing appeared, hence 'recorded' history. So I think Jeremy means that people like him - the scribes, the scholars - have been the victims for as long as their class has existed.
Marc Aramini01 May 2014, 00:22

↳ in reply to Tony Ellis

Seems right to me! Thanks Tony. Though Jeremy should strive for more accuracy; history is written by the winners!!!
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On Wed, Apr 30, 2014 at 3:06 PM, Tony Ellis <tonyellis69 at btopenworld.com>wrote: 3000BC is the rough date that is often given to the expression 'the beginning of recorded history', so perhaps that was what he meant. But why is that date given? Because it's roughly when writing appeared, hence 'recorded' history. So I think Jeremy means that people like him - the scribes, the scholars - have been the victims for as long as their class has existed. _______________________________________________

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