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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Severus Alexander, post: 2708587, member: 84744&quot;]I wonder how many of us got ours as a fixed-price special from Frank Robinson...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]611035[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s the historical note in my database:</p><p><br /></p><p>Miletos was one of the greatest of the early Greek city states.&nbsp; In the 6th century BC, it was also the site of the origin of Greek philosophy, in the form of the Milesian School (most notably Thales, Anaximander, and Anaximenes).&nbsp; These philosophers rejected supernatural and mythological explanations of phenomena in favour of natural explanations.&nbsp; As such, they are often thought of as the originators of modern science.&nbsp; Thales also produced the first deductive mathematics.</p><p><br /></p><p>In 499 B.C., Miletos spearheaded the Ionian revolt against the Persians, the event that triggered the Greco-Persian wars.&nbsp; In 494 B.C., Miletos was beseiged by the Persians, and its population enslaved.&nbsp; The Greeks, under the leadership of Athens and Sparta, ultimately triumphed, freeing Miletos from Persian domination.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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