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The history of making war with biological weapons begins in mythology, in ancient oral traditions that preserved records of actual events and ideas of the era before the invention of written histories.
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Actual Ancient Biological Era Event History Idea Invention Making Mythology Preserved Record Tradition War Weapon Written History
Layer upon layer, Italy’s storied past unfolds in Robert Kaster’s captivating journey along the venerable Queen of Roads.
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Along Captivating Journey Layer Memories Past People Queen Storied Unfold
Although it is tempting to imagine an ancient era innocent of biochemical weaponry, in fact this Pandora’s box of horrors was opened thousands of years ago.
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Ancient Biochemical Box Idea Opened Pandora Tempting War Weaponry Year
War with poison and chemicals was not so rare in the ancient world.
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Ancient Animal Chemical History Poison Rare War World
And panoply is an apt term here, because it is the ancient Greek word for ‘all weapons.
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Ancient Apt Greek Panoply Weapon Word
An astounding panoply of toxic substances, venomous creatures, poison plants, animals and insects, deleterious environments, virulent pathogens, infectious agents, noxious gases, and combustible chemicals were marshalled to defeat foes.
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Agent Animal Astounding Chemical Combustible Creature Defeat Deleterious Environment Foes Gases Infectious Insect Marshaled Noxious Panoply Poison Plant Substance Toxic Venomous Virulent Pathogen
I cannot imagine a more perfect guide to such a rich trove of ancient and modern memories. Illuminating, erudite, entertaining, and evocative.
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