Reply #90: yeah, caligula

[treepig]

i was actually taken to that movie by somebody who told me it was a documentary and would be "educational" - and while i suspect that most of the event depicted had some historical basis, the portrayal of that era in the movie as unrelentingly depraved was no more accurate than the current discussion of how the Passion of Christ can be education about his life.

after all, perhaps the romans did some good, too? as discussed by "The Judean People's Front"

1. And what have the Romans ever given us in return?! 2. The aquaduct? 1. What? 2. The aquaduct. 1. Oh yeah, yeah, they did give us that, that's true. 3. And sanitation. 4. Yes, the sanitation, remember what the city used to be like, Reg. 1. Yes OK, I'll grant you, the aquaduct and sanitation are two things the Romans HAVE done. 5. And the roads! 1. Well yes obviously the roads, I mean the roads go without saying, don't they! But apart from the sanitation, the aquaduct and the roads... 6. Irrigation! 7. Medicine! 8. Education! 1. Yeah, all right, fair enough. 9. And the wine... 10. Yes, that's something we'd really miss if the Romans left. 11. Public baths! 4. And it's safe to walk the streets at night now Reg. 10. Yes, they certainly know how to keep order. Only ones who could in a place like this! 1. All right. But APART from the sanitation, medicine, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, a fresh water system and public health, what have the Romans ever done for us?! 2. Brought peace!