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From: "Richard Smith" <>
Subject: Re: POSSIBLE GATEWAY: FROM AFRICA TO EUROPE
Date: Mon, 5 Apr 2004 11:52:38 -0500
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Ford,

See my message to Todd.

I hope that you do not think that I do not know the difference in the
conventional distinctions between ancient and medieval history. It is not
just a matterof dates.

Richard Smith

----- Original Message -----
From: "~Ford~" <>
To: <>
Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2004 10:19 PM
Subject: Re: POSSIBLE GATEWAY: FROM AFRICA TO EUROPE


> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Todd A. Farmerie" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Sunday, 04 April, 2004 20:10
> Subject: Re: POSSIBLE GATEWAY: FROM AFRICA TO EUROPE
>
>
> > Richard Smith wrote:
> > > Ford,
> > >
> > > As one of the "certain few others" who "can return to lurking, sniping
> and
> > > attempted character assassination," I have followed the discussion
laid
> out
> > > in this thread. Amused that so many intelligent researchers with sound
> > > creditials and a solid record of good, productive work would exert so
> much
> > > effort discussing the possibility of the Ethopian connection with out
> first
> > > examining the question of whether Solomon existed, I did some
searching.
> I
> > > can find no contemporary record that gives evidence that Solomon did
> exsist.
> >
> > The reason is that the existence of Solomon is off topic to the
> > group. For the purpose of this discussion it is not important,
> > as the claimed descent is of no genealogical value, whether the
> > Solomon existed or not.
> >
> > taf
>
> It would be a welcome topic, however, on Gen-Ancient, since it is a topic
of
> Ancient times, rather than Medieval. And some claim that there is no need
> for a separate list. Maybe he, (oops, I mean they), don't know the
> difference between Medieval and Ancient.
> Ford
>
>


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