"Of inhabitants of the lands known as the Tin Islands or Britanion to the Attics, according to the Sidonian merchants who have made travel there, little of interest can be said aside from the most commonly heard observations that they are often sullen drunkards and that the closeness of their eyes is found to be directly proportional to their general contentment."-Herodotos, The Histories, Book LXIX

With wisdom such as this available it is to this blogger's chagrin that the relevance of Classical Studies continues to go unnoticed.