Sat, 16 September 2006
For example, The powerful Persian Empire, and consequently Zoroastrianism, rose as a result of the one bodyguard peering on a Lydian king's wife naked. The legendary Roman Republic began as a result of one Roman woman getting raped by an Etruscan man. The infamous Middle East conflict and the continued dispute over control of Jerusalem resulted from one Roman soldier accidentally dropping a torch on the Second Temple. For more information, The Histories by Herodotus The Columbia History of the World The History of Rome by Livy War of the Jews by Josephus Military History Podcast is sponsored by Armchair General Magazine
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