Non-Technical Historical Nitpics

[Pausanias]

Hi, a friendly amateur classical historian here. From time to time I might notice little pics to nit like the following:

The polis of Argos. A person from Argos is an "Argive". Hence, "Argives," not "Argians". Sounds weird, but it's true.

Will you find such picked nits useful? Or should I just shut up and play the game?

As I play the game, I might want to make suggestions from my knowledge of ancient Hellenic history...for example, as a way to add a little "Viking" upset factor, how about the following:

Everything is going well in your polis when suddenly a band of Dionysian Women (Bacchae) rip through the countryside, wreaking havoc and mayhem. You must allocate more troops to quell the drunken ladies! Or something...

This is based partly on Euripides' play, "The Bacchae", where the Thebans had to deal with the Bacchae (also called Maenads, the etymological root of "madness") by trying to wipe them out, and partly on historical truth, where several poli had to outlaw certain forms of Dionysian worship because they were considered a foreign (Asian) import into Hellas, and a threat to the religious status quo.

Just some questions. I'm a teacher, it's summer, and I'm bored.



David

[Papewaio]

Welcome to the Org

Sounds like you will have fun in the Monastery... it is the forum for historical types.