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As a Roman general, with a powerful army in the eastern provinces, Antony is able to give his new wife a spectacular wedding present - much of the Middle East.
Originally posted by Afterthought
reply to post by mudbeed
Yes and entertainment is a great tool to condition the masses.
....to pacify Sekhmet, festivals were celebrated at the end of battle, so that the destruction would come to an end. During an annual festival held at the beginning of the year, a festival of intoxication, the Egyptians danced and played music to soothe the wildness of the goddess and drank great quantities of wine ritually to imitate the extreme drunkenness that stopped the wrath of the goddess—when she almost destroyed
Originally posted by ignorant_ape
reply to post by ModernAcademia
some times a song and dance , is just a song and dance