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Who knew that Pliny the Younger had ghost stories??


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My son's latin book had a ghost story in it, written by Pliny the younger! Who knew???

 

It was the standard ghost stories, with chains, and fetters, and rattling sounds, and bones not properly buried. Spooky! And all that time I thought ghosts were an invention of Victorian society... I was so mistaken!

 

I mean, I knew that ancient people did believe in deads coming back to haunt the living, I just wasn't aware those ghosts were wearing chains and shackles already!

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Or this quote, commonly attributed to Socrates:

 

"The children now love luxury. They have bad manners, contempt for

authority, they show disrespect to their elders.... They no longer

rise when elders enter the room. They contradict their parents,

chatter before company, gobble up dainties at the table, cross their

legs, and are tyrants over their teachers."

 

Regards,

Kareni

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