> The Roman approach to law and Greek views on > government, mostly. > Together with a dash of Middle Eastern religion > (although much of > Christian theology seems to derive from Platonic > ideas by way of > Plotinus, says he who has a somewhat limited > knowledge of theology).
I think I would add a very liberal dose of old Germanic thought as well, especially how it influences modern thoughts on heroism and valor. I'm sure there are other elements as well, but this is right off the top of my head. Damon. ===== ------------------------------------------------------------ Damon Agretto [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum." http://www.geocities.com/garrand.geo/index.html Now Building: ------------------------------------------------------------ __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - Send 10MB messages! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l