Western Civilization I / Unit 6 WC1 0507 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Annual War and Deliberate Terror
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The idea
Rome fought nearly every year; the anchor records rape, slaughter, enslavement and annihilation, Veii about three ninety-three. Polybius said the intent was terror. Greed and glory drove it; aristocrats rose by triumph while slaves worked at home.
In practice
The anchor cites Harris's warning against power worship, voiced as the anchor's.
Where people slip
As fanatical as Sparta, the anchor says, but with huge armies.
Your place on the trail
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