Frank and Ernest by Thaves for February 26, 2012
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Transcript:
Frank: Modern technology would not have always been an advantage in historic military operations. GPS: You have arrived at your destination." Man: Turn that darn thing off!
The whole story of the Trojan horse is probably a misunderstanding. Caesar’s account of the Gallic War describes a siege tower made of wood frame covered with horse hides, built at a safe distance from the besieged city and carried (not wheeled) to its wall by men inside. He does not describe its shape, but the shape of a horse’s head and neck would be logical. This might well be described as a “wooden horse”, by means of which soldiers got inside the wall.