Is anyone here a historyfag? I’ve been reading Herodotus.
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Tldr He’s the Greek historian that existed around 480 bc near the end of the Greco-Persion wars. Known as the “father of history” or the “father of lies” by his critics. In the page I’m showing you he documents the customs of Persians, and if you know ancient moids, it’s what you’d expect:
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It has always been men proving their manliness to other men, and not being present for their child while the mother and servants are left to raise them (and of course the man has concubines, can’t just be one women he shares the bed with and loves)

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The main reason I brought this up is because the notes by this guy, Paul

are
strange. Look at the numbers I highlighted in blue, # 162, that correspond with the text.
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Cartledge first defines the term
paiderastia: passionate EROTIC desire for male CHILDREN. He then claims that ancient Greeks were NOT paedophiles…and then says RIGHT AFTER that that the men engaged in legally enforced PAEDERASTIC relationships
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I’ve read this note about 10 times over. Kiwis, is he coping and excusing pedophilia, or am I just overreacting and missing context? What are your thoughts?