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Now this is about as far "off-topic" as I think Im going to get. I was in Western Civ the other day and we started on Greece. Now Im sure everyone here knows about the Spartans, but how many knew that Marathon was a city in Greece? Connection? Maybe....

  • 09.30.2004 9:06 AM PDT
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ok
that sounds stupid what a waist of my time

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Indeed it is a connection.

You know why the city was named Marathon right?

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Posted by: mastercheifjohn
ok
that sounds stupid what a waist of my time


Maybe you should try using your head for something besides a hatrack...

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maybe you should stfu

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Posted by: E1337
Now this is about as far "off-topic" as I think Im going to get. I was in Western Civ the other day and we started on Greece. Now Im sure everyone here knows about the Spartans, but how many knew that Marathon was a city in Greece? Connection? Maybe....


Duh!

Sorry. Yes, it is a connection. You can see Ancient Greece everywhere in many of Bungie's games, including obvious names taken from them.

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maybe you should stfu
S - Stufoo? I don't understand illiterate scribble young man.. Go back to school and learn how to type.

[Edited on 9/30/2004 10:03:47 AM]

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Posted by: E1337
Now this is about as far "off-topic" as I think Im going to get. I was in Western Civ the other day and we started on Greece. Now Im sure everyone here knows about the Spartans, but how many knew that Marathon was a city in Greece? Connection? Maybe....


Yep I did, and Marathon and Halo are full of references to greeks and legends, such as Durandal and Cortana

Durandal was a sword, and Cortana was the sister Sword to it
In Marathon Durandal is a "Male" AI, and in Halo Cortana is a "Female" AI
Coincidence?(Nope...)

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Posted by: E1337
Now this is about as far "off-topic" as I think Im going to get. I was in Western Civ the other day and we started on Greece. Now Im sure everyone here knows about the Spartans, but how many knew that Marathon was a city in Greece? Connection? Maybe....


Yep I did, and Marathon and Halo are full of references to greeks and legends, such as Durandal and Cortana

Durandal was a sword, and Cortana was the sister Sword to it
In Marathon Durandal is a "Male" AI, and in Halo Cortana is a "Female" AI
Coincidence?(Nope...)


And you weren't off topic either -- This could have gone in the Underground and been perfectly fine -- Good Post.

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stfu ,you dont know what that means, man you dumb its computer talk for shut the -blam!- up ... god what a retard

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Posted by: mastercheifjohn
stfu ,you dont know what that means, man you dumb its computer talk for shut the -blam!- up ... god what a retard

Seriously, wtf is wrong with you? You need to be banned. All you do is run your mouth and disrespect people. Grow up.

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Posted by: mastercheifjohn
stfu ,you dont know what that means, man you dumb its computer talk for shut the -blam!- up ... god what a retard


I'm surprised you've been here for over 2 months.

Anyway, I suggest not calling us retards. I think you are a retard for using the "computer talk" in the first place. And I'm not even going into what you had been saying beforehand. Do yourself a favor and get off the computer. Now.

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Link ---> Really?

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i cant believe one guy managed to start a flame battle in such an interesting topic. Mastercheifjohn, ide suggest staying out of this convo. for your own good.

anywho, i never really thought of the connections to ancient greece history. pretty cool.

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statement retracted.

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oops... my bad.

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oops... my bad.

No problem

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Huh. I never knew that about Durandal and Cortana. I just thought it was interesting, didnt mean to start any flaming. It is to my shame to admit that Ive never played Marathon. I need to eventually.

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It doesn't really matter who posted first -- the phrase, "Great minds think alike" comes to mind, I like them both.

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Yo Halo53, I'm real happy for you and I'ma let you finish, but Beyonce had one of the best bungie.net profiles of all time. OF ALL TIME!

This is a good topic but I knew that it was connected with Greece before we started studying Greece this year. I already knew about Marathon and the spartans. Also if you read Halo:FoR the AI tells the SPartans II's about how an ancient greek civilization (The Spartans) were totally built around war, like the spartan II's. SPartans in greece would go in at a young age and train and fight until they retired. Maybe the next Bungie Game will be called Zeus Ex: Invisible war.

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Ahh I love that game... but I don't think Bungie would make it that obvious by putting Zeus in it. Pretty much everyone knows that Zeus was a Greek god. Bungie uses little-known mythology, such as the swords.

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Yes. They did put the info about Sparta in there. Not only that, but they put in the Battle of Thermopylae. I like it. I love the Anicent Greeks...but not as much as Halo.

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