Sunday Jan 19, 2003 Jan 19, 2003 0 Facebook Tweet Email He who cannot draw on three thousand years is living from hand to mouth. ______________________________________________ Goethe maelwys: Cheers! circa 1200bc: Trojan War 753bc: founding of Rome 216bc: Hannibal kicks the poo outta the Romans at Cannae 33ad: some dude called Jesus gets nailed up 476ad: fall of Western Roman Empire 638ad: Islamic forces under Umar conquer Jerusalem 800ad: Charlemagne crowned as Holy Roman Emperor 1095: First Crusade preached 1204: Contstantinople sacked 1453: Constantinople taken by Mehmet II Ottomon Turks, Byzantium no more. 1800's: Tubby german bint as Empress of India, courtesy of flag touting English Imperials 1982: Youngs Ones on the Telly! 2003: Blah! 3000 years in 5 seconds Jan 20, 2003
circa 1200bc: Trojan War
753bc: founding of Rome
216bc: Hannibal kicks the poo outta the Romans at Cannae
33ad: some dude called Jesus gets nailed up
476ad: fall of Western Roman Empire
638ad: Islamic forces under Umar conquer Jerusalem
800ad: Charlemagne crowned as Holy Roman Emperor
1095: First Crusade preached
1204: Contstantinople sacked
1453: Constantinople taken by Mehmet II Ottomon Turks, Byzantium no more.
1800's: Tubby german bint as Empress of India, courtesy of flag touting English Imperials
1982: Youngs Ones on the Telly!
2003: Blah!
3000 years in 5 seconds