‡‡) “God is dead...” — an odd
phrase, to ancient Roman ears,
& not terribly offensive to most, in sofar as an ancient Roman might
reply, “which god?” But some stick-up-the-arse Romans would
regard it as a rudeness, even if
the comment was aimed at a god they did not particularly revere.
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