History of Western Civilisation - Tuesday 7th Period: Discussion 6: The Roman Empire

[prof-methos.livejournal.com]

All right, class. Since I rotted your brains last Wednesday with popular culture disguised as history, I thought we'd get back on track today with a good solid discussion of the end of the Roman Empire.

As I said last week, the fall of Rome did not really mean the end of the Roman empire. The Byzantine Empire -- which you will hear about tomorrow -- lasted for another thousand years and always considered itself a continuation of old Rome.

But the cession of Rome as a superpower changed the face of history in Western Europe.


[[OOC: OCD threads are coming up!!]]

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Re: TALKING IN CLASS: WC Disc 6

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

Isabel stood near the back wall of the classroom, very carefully not leaning in a way that would trigger unwanted side effects.

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[janet_fraiser]

"You okay?" asked Janet, coming to the back of the room. Hey, she could excuse it as TA duties, right?

Re: TALKING IN CLASS: WC Disc 6

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"I'm fine," Isabel said, rolling her eyes. "I've just fallen victim to the weirdness that's going around. If I sit? I bounce. So I'll just stay back here out of the way."

Re: TALKING IN CLASS: WC Disc 6

[janet_fraiser]

"Me too, during first period," said Janet. She held her hand up, the palm facing down. Her pen was sticking to her hand. "I don't dare touch anything with my hands." She leaned against the wall and sighed. "What's going on?"

Re: TALKING IN CLASS: WC Disc 6

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"I have no clue. Cam's seeing in black and white, Mac is turning paper into tortilas, Lana can tell you the chemical composition of anything she tastes. If we all team up, I bet we could make an interesting team of superheroes." And because she wasn't paying attention, she actually relaxed enough that her butt rested against the wall. So she bounced forward. "Oh, joy," she said dryly. "Do you think Dr. Pierson would mind if I sprawled out on the floor?"

Re: TALKING IN CLASS: WC Disc 6

[janet_fraiser]

"If you see any of them, tell them to let Parker know about it if they don't already," said Janet. "If this is the prelude to a weekend of being attacked by supervillains with equally lame powers, I'm going to--" She paused and frowned. "Actually, I don't know what I'm going to do. But if you have to sprawl on the floor so you don't bounce, then do it. I'll back you up if Dr. Pierson starts making fun of you."

Re: TALKING IN CLASS: WC Disc 6

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"I'll let them know," she said. "And somehow the attack of the lame superheros just doesn't have the same sound as attack of the snow monsters." She shook her head, "I'll pass on the sprawling for now. I'm not sure what would be more embarassing, the bouncing or being mocked by Prof. Pierson."

Re: TALKING IN CLASS: WC Disc 6

[janet_fraiser]

"I don't know, it could be the most comedic invasion we've had so far," said Janet. "Though I heard from Professor Tick that the new fish in the lobby are actually aliens who started possibly the most incompetent invasion of the planet ever." She laughed. "Don't worry about Dr. Pierson. He's a softie."

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[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Alien fish?" Isabel asked. "You've got to be kidding me." And no, she did not wonder if they were relatives.

Re: TALKING IN CLASS: WC Disc 6

[janet_fraiser]

"Unless Professor Tick was kidding me, no, I'm not," said Janet. She grinned. "Apparently we got to name them as extra credit."