Sulpicius

Jeff Wilson · 04 Oct 2004, 08:42 · from 2004-October.txt.gz

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From: jwilson at io.com (Jeff Wilson)
Date: Mon Oct  4 08:42:20 2004
Subject: (urth) Sulpicius
In-Reply-To: <20041004134725.71285.qmail at web50307.mail.yahoo.com>
References: <20041004134725.71285.qmail at web50307.mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <41616F44.4010800 at io.com>

Nathan Spears wrote:

> http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14332a.htm
> http://www.brainyencyclopedia.com/encyclopedia/s/su/sulpicius_severus.html
> 
> I wish I could say something really intelligent, but I just googled this guy's name.
> 
> Here's a couple interesting excerpts from the second link:
> 
> "Sulpicius Severus was an aristocrat of Aquitaine intended for an administrative
> career and educated in the classical manner who, after the early death of his wife,
> renounced his career and entered the monastic life."
> 
> "Sulpicius wrote a world chronicle . . ."

Could it be that Sulpicius ordered that the room be kept for him until 
he came back, as long as necessary, and they have simply followed the 
order, since no other Autarch has bothered to withdraw it?

Or perhaps it foreshadows the memory-transfer, since Sulpicius live on 
in his successors?

-- 
Jeff Wilson - jwilson at io.com
Lead Playtester, GURPS Ultra-Tech for 4/e
< http://www.io.com/~jwilson >

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