Ancient Freedom Fighters

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Ancient Freedom Fighters

Posted By: Charles Pope
Date: Monday, 10 December 2007, at 8:31 p.m.

In Response To: Re: Athens and Jerusalem (Eddie Larry)

It's absolutely stupefying that Jewish Sicarii and Greek Hoplites both thought they were fighting to the death for the cause of ethnic pride, national independence, and personal freedom - when in reality they were just doing the royal family a favor by killing themselves off. The royal family found a way to make even rebellion and democracy work together for their own good!
I'm sure many of the same methods were used in Roman Gaul and Germany to cull the population, although I haven't scrutinized it specifically.
The messy part of all this is that population control was also intermingled with royal fratricide and kingly succession.

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Persia 09: Xerxes, Hero of Heroes (and more)
Charles Pope -- Friday, 7 December 2007, at 7:24 p.m.
- The Battle of Salamis, Revisited
  Charles Pope -- Saturday, 8 December 2007, at 12:16 a.m.
- Athens and Jerusalem
  Charles Pope -- Monday, 10 December 2007, at 6:28 p.m.
  - Re: Athens and Jerusalem
    Eddie Larry -- Monday, 10 December 2007, at 6:58 p.m.
    - Ancient Freedom Fighters
      Charles Pope -- Monday, 10 December 2007, at 8:31 p.m.
    - Issus, Cephissus,, Crimissus, etc.
      Ronald L. Hughes -- Tuesday, 11 December 2007, at 8:39 a.m.
      - Re: Issus, Cephissus,, Crimissus, etc.
        Charles Pope -- Tuesday, 11 December 2007, at 9:09 a.m.
      - Re: Issus, Cephissus,, Crimissus, etc.
        Eddie Larry -- Thursday, 13 December 2007, at 6:52 p.m.
- Artemisium: The Hunt for a "Red October"
  Charles Pope -- Monday, 10 December 2007, at 9:34 p.m.

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