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Subject: Re: History and homosexuality
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Date: Fri, 6-Jul-84 10:33:06 EDT
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	History is recounted by historians, people who have
there own prejudices and their own innate sense of "right."
Therefore history is biased, extremely biased in some cases.
	For instance, many people probably still believe that
the Romans got what they deserved. They were perverted folks
who practiced homosexuality, and all sorts of terrible things.
Just look at Tiberius and his penchant for young boys. He
finally got what he deserved; he died of syphllis. 
	Well, history, or more accurately, our interpretation
of history changes. So it is no longer homosexuality and
the breakdown of civilized behavior that caused the fall of
Rome. It is now a plague(of typhoid) and the excessive size
of the empire that is blamed for the fall of the Roman Empire.
	Quoting history is largely useless unless you go back
to the primary documents. Otherwise the historian's bias can
make you think whatever he/she wants you to think.
			sharon badian