Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Valentinian, post: 5042142, member: 44316&quot;]Thanks for pointing out that article. I read it and found if convincing. It is extremely detailed and scholarly and if some of you are interested but don&#039;t want to wade through it all, I suggest you go to the end of the main text, just above the first appendix, and read the last paragraph of page 350 (which is not clearly labeled or distinguished as the &quot;Conclusion&quot;). The argument requires knowing that Odysseus is, in some myths (discussed earlier in the article), an ancestor of the founders of Rome and other cities in Italy, so <i>Fides</i>, a major feature of dogs and the dog of Odyssseus in particular, might help bind Italy together in the turbulent times c. 82 BC when the coin was issued.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in