--- On Tue, 25/5/10, Thaths <[email protected]> wrote:
> From: Thaths <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [silk] Buddhism Reading List > To: [email protected] > Date: Tuesday, 25 May, 2010, 7:23 > On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 5:53 PM, > Indrajit Gupta <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Historically speaking, this was a watershed; Arian vs. > Athanasian, > > perhaps correctly, Arian vs. Catholic, and read for > that Visigoth vs. > > the rest, leading eventually to the domination of Rome > over the > > other patriarchates. The politics of Christianity > before Islam is > > utterly fascinating. > > My own introduction to the early days of Christianity the > doctrinal > wars and the Council of Nicea was from: > > When Jesus became God (http://www.amazon.com/dp/0151003688/) > > IG, could you exercise your brain and let me know if you > remember the > name of the Arthur Conan Doyle book/story? My searching did > not turn > up any fruitful leads. > > Thaths > -- > "Lisa, Vampires are make-believe, like > elves, gremlins, and Eskimos." > > -- Homer J. Simpson > Sudhakar Chandra > > Slacker Without Borders Thaths, Very sorry, but I probably won't be able to help. You probably have read Conan Doyle's historical romances, The White Company, Sir Nigel, Micah Clarke and a couple of others, whose names I forget. He also wrote short stories, set in various ages and eras, and the story in question was one of those. Two other early Christian era or Roman era stories were from the same collection: one of a slave brought before a worldly-wise, tolerant Roman master, who lectures him for his fanatic ways, and tells him that he will not be punished for his unseemly behaviour. The slave, on being released promptly demolishes a beautiful statue of a pagan god, and is ordered to be killed by an exasperated master. The second story was of a Carthaginian galley limping back slowly, badly damaged, and the hushed crowd that watches it come into sight, the sole survivor. It is clear that a great sea-battle has been lost and the Romans have won. As they watch, two Roman galleys swiftly come into sight and catch up with the struggling Carthaginian galley, grapple it, and are about to board. The Carthaginian captain in desperation sinks his ship, drawing the Romans down to their doom as well, as the despairing Carthaginian crowds watch from their walls, knowing very well that the legions will follow and doom stares them in the face. Maybe I can locate the volume from one of the local clubs and trace the story from that. I'll get back if I can do this.
