(March 17, 2009 at 11:10 am)Kyuuketsuki Wrote: Oh so you do see a point in continuing the discussion? So be it.
Yes, I wanted to tie up a few loose ends, and especially to point out that the standard of evidence that you seek to apply to this question is not customarily or usefully applied to questions of ancient, or indeed not-so-ancient history.
Having done that I have nothing more to say, except that I will thank you in future never to refer to me with a diminutive such as "Marky Mark," which I consider to be an insulting deprecation. I wish I could say that this discussion has been pleasant, but in fact there has been a subtext of hostility in your remarks that has been decidedly off-putting.