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Jan. 28th, 2004 09:31 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mik3capThe ancient Greeks considered the planet Venus to be the goddess of love.
The ancient Mayans considered the planet Venus to be the god of war.
Just thought that was interesting.
The ancient Mayans considered the planet Venus to be the god of war.
Just thought that was interesting.
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on 2004-01-28 06:50 pm (UTC)100 Years War - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. His marriage, by many accounts was a passionate one, expands his territory in France to include Brittany, Maine, Poitou, Touraine, Gascony, Anjou, Aquitane, and Normandy. Henry was technically a feudal vassal of the king of France but, in reality, owned more territory and was more powerful than his French lord. Kings dislike competition and you know what happened from there.
Trojan War - Helene of Troy, the face that launched a 1000 ships...enuf said.
The Civil War Between Octavian and Mark Anthony - Cleopatra is purported to have had a hand in that little adventure.
The brief conflict between Tsar Peter III and Tsarina Catherine - They were married he was a nutball. He dies and she's Tsarina of all the Russias.
I can't see the nookie but it's certain that it and love have played a hand it governmental policy and the wars that nations have fought.