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Originally posted on Gates of Nineveh: An Experiment in Blogging Assyriology:
Assyria is famous primarily for its military innovations. Siege warfare, cavalry, and the integration and methodical organization of warfare were all advanced considerably by the Assyrian state in its…
«Oὕτως ἀταλαίπωρος τοῖς πολλοῖς ἡ ζήτησις τῆς ἀληθείας, καὶ ἐπὶ τὰ ἑτοῖμα μᾶλλον τρέπονται.» «Così poco faticosa è per i più la ricerca della verità, e a tal punto i più si volgono di preferenza verso ciò che è più a portata di mano». (Tucidide, Storie, I 20, 3)
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