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English term or phrase:
all manner of futures
English answer:
all kinds of possible outcomes
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Bianca Fogarasi
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all manner of futures
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"Salamis was more than just a battle. It was the supreme confrontation between East and West, ***in which all manner of futures were either set in motion or denied.***"
Does it mean "all kinds of future // future possible scenarios"? And in what way "denied"? Denied from happening? hmm...
Does it mean "all kinds of future // future possible scenarios"? And in what way "denied"? Denied from happening? hmm...
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Aisha Maniar
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yes, all kinds of possible outcomes...
for centuries to come for both sides.
Denied=not allowed to happen afterward.
The battle was decisive
Denied=not allowed to happen afterward.
The battle was decisive
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Christopher Crockett
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all possible future scenarios which might flow from this event
The point of view of your book, as I understand it, is to examine various Historical "Turning Points" with a view to speculating what would have happened --what future scenarios would have "realised" themselves-- if History had not "Turned" in just the way that it did.
In the case of the battle of Salamis, the Greeks won and the History we know was "set in motion".
If the Persians had won, the History we know would have been "denied" and there would have been an alternative "Future" into which, probably, none of us would have been born.
History is obviously *full* of "Turning Points".
An old history professor of mine used to say that the most troubling of which are the Turning Points at which Point History Failed to Turn.
The "revolutions" of 1848 are notable examples of these latter.
In the case of the battle of Salamis, the Greeks won and the History we know was "set in motion".
If the Persians had won, the History we know would have been "denied" and there would have been an alternative "Future" into which, probably, none of us would have been born.
History is obviously *full* of "Turning Points".
An old history professor of mine used to say that the most troubling of which are the Turning Points at which Point History Failed to Turn.
The "revolutions" of 1848 are notable examples of these latter.
Note from asker:
| Many thanks, Christopher, your explanation was very helpful! |
Peer comment(s):
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Raging Dreamer
: good examples and explanation
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Thanks, Ragin'.
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William [Bill] Gray
: I think this is a very good explanation.
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Thanks, Bill.
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Jeanette Phillips
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every fate or fortune is decided
I agree with all kinds of possible outcomes, and scenarios. Does the context suggest that these are personal futures? In all wars, some gain and some lose.
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Christopher Crockett
: I think that the author's point is that, at Salamis, the whole course of "Western Civilisation" was in question.
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