There are many examples of what the world was like before the invention of clocks, watches and precision time pieces, but this one is perhaps the best....

Back in Alexander the Great's day, there was no really precise way to tell time--thus no way to organize a coordinated attack on the enemy at the same time. Alex set his sorcerers and alchemists working on the problem--how could all his men time an attack at precisely the same moment?

The alchemists got it--they came up with a chemical solution, a dye, that would suddenly change colors, from blue to red, at a certain time. They would dye cloth in this solution, and Alexander had all his men tear the cloth into strips and tie the bands around their wrists or arms. Then, when they had stealthily surrounded the enemy, they could observe the color change and all attack at precisely the same time. This, of course, brought great success to Alexander's army. It was also the first known instance of...
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Alexander's Ragtime Band




Allen
'69 4/4

Allen
'69 4/4 Four Seater