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<p>[QUOTE="philologus_1, post: 8092050, member: 92212"]These 6 came quickly to mind (and I'm sure there are others):</p><p><br /></p><p>1. I have a much-improved grasp on Latin and Greek languages.</p><p><br /></p><p>2. My list of good friends increased nicely.</p><p><br /></p><p>3. My knowledge of history/geography in my chief area of interest (1st century Judea) grew even more than I would have thought; plus as <u>further</u> bonus my knowledge of history/geography grew to cover from as far west as Britain, as far east as Babylon; and including Rome, Greece, all of Asia Minor, and Egypt -- and chronologically from as early as 5th century BC through to the Medieval period.</p><p><br /></p><p>4. My already large bibliophilic library expanded by a few hundred titles.</p><p><br /></p><p>5. My ancient coin collection splashed over into a beautiful ancient artifact collection that fills a large display cabinet.</p><p><br /></p><p>6. I have a wide array of tactile "pass around" illustrations for teaching.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="philologus_1, post: 8092050, member: 92212"]These 6 came quickly to mind (and I'm sure there are others): 1. I have a much-improved grasp on Latin and Greek languages. 2. My list of good friends increased nicely. 3. My knowledge of history/geography in my chief area of interest (1st century Judea) grew even more than I would have thought; plus as [U]further[/U] bonus my knowledge of history/geography grew to cover from as far west as Britain, as far east as Babylon; and including Rome, Greece, all of Asia Minor, and Egypt -- and chronologically from as early as 5th century BC through to the Medieval period. 4. My already large bibliophilic library expanded by a few hundred titles. 5. My ancient coin collection splashed over into a beautiful ancient artifact collection that fills a large display cabinet. 6. I have a wide array of tactile "pass around" illustrations for teaching.[/QUOTE]
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