Peanuts by Charles Schulz for September 07, 1978
September 06, 1978
September 08, 1978
Transcript:
Sally stands in front of the class and says, "Cyrus and the Persians captured Babylonia . . ."<BR><BR> Sally continues, "Then came Alexander, who drank himself to death in the palace."<BR><BR> Sally admits, "I'm not sure what happened after that."<BR><BR> Sally says, "However, I hope to have an update for you very soon."<BR><BR>
ah-hee over 4 years ago
Sally is so spontaneous with her school reports; she deserves an A+ for effort
AlanTompkins over 3 years ago
Perhaps Linus will supply the update…
Stormwyrm over 3 years ago
Well, after Alexander died, his Macedonian Empire was partitioned among his family, friends, and generals into several pieces, most notably the Ptolemaic Kingdom in Egypt, the Seleucid Empire (which spanned much of what is today the Middle East), and a few others. And then as the Seleucids and other fragments of Alexander’s empire declined, the Roman Republic and Empire began its domination of the Mediterranean…