First day of school in England, an uppity Grammar School no less.
First class: Latin. The teacher starts off with basic history of the Romans.
Asks the class what they know about the Romans.
Now I was 9 or 10, and had just recieved a book for my birthday,
"Soldiers of the World" It covered soldiers from Ancient Mesopotamia through to WW II. I was quite impressed that each army or soldier recieved one page, but the Romans had 4 pages. They must be something.
Sadly the teacher calls on me to answer.
I say, to my year long regret,
"I have a book with 4 pages on the Romans."
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