Listmembers interested in the ancient history of anthrax may wish to check
out the following webpage, maintained by Adrienne Mayor -
http://www.hometown.aol.com/afmayor/myhomepage/news.html
which contains bibliography and selected commentary on 'Biological and
Chemical Warfare in the Ancient
This may be a bit late - also I'm not able to check whether anyone else
has replied, so I apologise for any repetition.
A quick glance at my trusty Lewis and Short Latin dictionary tells me that
'anthrax', the Greek word for 'coal' was not the name of any specific
disease in classical Latin,
Thank you for the information. Actually the first lecture was standing room
only, so I am repeating it again next week, so I will be able to include
your information.
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