12) I will now address your paragraph about linearity and cycles. I think Klaytonus does see Late Antiquity as an improvement, or at least a justification for him joining the Greeks. He must be proud, like so many others, of the Roman Empire, because he refers to his native land as “Lusitania” (i.e. Portugal). I foresaw he would turn out to be a Celt of some kind, like too many other would-be Greeks. In any case, I like to combine linearity with cycles. I published a post about historical models in polytheism not too long ago. I said then as I would say now that there are several good traditions within a particular polytheism and in general, maturity should be balanced with purity.