Thursday 20 March 2014

Antisceptic shock absorbers no doubt


It is well known amongst fans of the Persian King, Cyrus, that he was  exceedingly skilled in horsemanship. Some even say that he invented the scythed chariot, which was described by the Greek general Xenophon (430−354 BC), an eyewitness at the battle of Cunaxa. He wrote that these chariots "had thin scythes extending at an angle from the axles and also under the driver's seat". Serated bronze blades like this for chariot wheels have been excavated from Chou-era pre-imperial Chinese sites, so perhaps the attribution to Cyrus is erroneous. Malvolio Claxendell, who is still preparing his concordance of Da Vinci's inventions, is certainly a so-called 'Cyrus sceptic', and he explains this loudly to the customers of the Local Coffee House.  

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