A little thing I'd like to see in sieges...

**Sarcasm** · 06-14-2005, 14:17

Then you probably have never read the Illiad....

**Jebus** · 06-14-2005, 15:50

Originally Posted by Sarcasm

Then you probably have never read the Illiad....

Unfortunately, I had to read translate large chunks of it from Latin in high school.

So I'm pretty well aware of the original Illiad :-/

**Superbus** · 06-14-2005, 17:26

Originally Posted by Jebus

Unfortunately, I had to read translate large chunks of it from Latin in high school.

So I'm pretty well aware of the original Illiad :-/

Latin? Er...who translated it into Latin fromthe original Greek? Seems an unnecessary step

**eadingas** · 06-14-2005, 17:47

I suspect Romans :) They were always up to no good :)

**Jebus** · 06-14-2005, 18:23

Well, the Illiad wàs a canonical schoolbook in the Roman empire.

I dropped Greek in the second year, and my Latin teacher later on gave me detetion at least once a week, where I had to translate Latin texts, including the Illiad. So there.

**Malrubius** · 06-14-2005, 20:10

Originally Posted by Jebus

I dropped Greek in the second year, and my Latin teacher later on gave me detetion at least once a week, where I had to translate Latin texts, including the Illiad. So there.

You, getting detention every week? I can't imagine why!

**Dux Corvanus** · 06-14-2005, 20:46

Jebus, I have nothing against 'artistic liberties', but if they include taking a masterpiece of universal literature -such as Shakespeare's 'Macbeth', for example- and make Macbeth and his wife inhabitant in a planet built by a breed of intelligent mutant ducks, while Duncan narrowly escapes from death by jumping on his motorbike while the witches chase him in a F-14, then expect that public attracted to cinema by a title "based in Shakespeare's immortal play" may feel a bit disappointed...

'Artistic liberties' should include 'artistic creation', instead of taking some other's work and convert it into... a silly popcorn-entertainment.