Wednesday, August 06, 2008
RANDOM E BRITANNICA POST
CLEANTHES- stoic philosopher. 300ish bc. 1st a boxer. part marked by rev. frost or jack frost. he also originated a new theory as to the individual existance of the human soul; he held that the degree of its vitality after death depends on the degree of its vitality in life.
CLEMENT -POPES 14 of em.
Cl 1-Clemens Romanus. pope #4.
Cl 2-Suidger, saxon, bishop of banberg. chanceller to Henry III 1046-1047
Cl 3- Paulius scolari. 1187-1191. got henry II of england + philip augustus to go on 3rd crusade.
Cl 4- gui Foulques-1265-1268
Cl 5- bertrand de Goth- 1305-134. anti templar. known for nepotism, avarice, + cunning. 1st to assume the triple crown.
Cl 6-pierre Roger. 1342-1352. pardoned joanna, queen of naples for murdering her hubby. good pope.
Cl 7- Gulio de Medici. most unfortunate pope. son of guliano de medici, who was assinated. nephew of lorenzo + cousin of pope leo X. then helped get Adrien VI after leo dies. then Cl VII in 1523. had political ability, wily diplomatist, but too worldly for 1500's. timid.
constable bourban sacks rome + C VII forced to surrender. captive 6 months, but on leash + subserviant to the emperor. forced to deal harshly w/ lutherans + breach w/ england. died 1534. few virtues, few vices. HIS ADMINISTRATION AFFORDS A PROOF THAT AT EVENTUAL CRISIS OF THE WORLD'S HISTORY MEDIOCRITY OF CHARACTER IS MORE DISASTROUS THAN MEDIOCRITY OF TALENT!(georgee, mediocre of both!)
piic of this pope.
to be continued.
