A look at a map of the 8th century BC Mediterranean world will show many names that  exist yet today, existed long before Carthage arose, and will no doubt exist long after Vesuvius covers Naples with a warm blanket for her eternal sleep. We do not need to seed the stars, for the journey of life on planet Earth is but begun.

When man first looked upon the stars

In breathless wondering awe

He set upon the lonely path

To conquer what he saw

And in the process built to last

The cities of his birth

That shine as brightly as the stars

And glorify our Earth

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