Date: Tue, 26 Apr 94 09:19:01 EDT From: Peter Freyd <pjf@saul.cis.upenn.edu> It seems that somewhere between 284 and 305 Diocletian proclaimed: Artem geometriae discere atque exercere publice interest, ars autem mathematica damnabilis interdicta est omnino. Does that say what I think it does? Can someone supply an authoritative translation? Yep, it means just what it looks like: To learn and practice the art of geometry is publicly of interest, but the damnable mathematical art is proscribed altogether. -- Scott ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++