> > (Ok, this one's a bit long. Sorry. We hit on one of those subjects > > for which I'm an arrogant, stubborn bastard....;) > > Whats the maxim? "History is written by the victors."? I think that > applies here. Yes and no. There are, for instance, some writings to come out of the Roman era which were not from Cicero (most, about 90%, are his). So yes, history is, mostly, written by the victors. But you CAN find some that are written by the losers. And I won't even go into the "gentlemen historians" and their ideas of writing history.... ~Chris