Thebes treated Philip well because it underestimated Macedon and assumed the major powers were Sparta, Athens, and Thebes, just as people today might dismiss North Korea against China and Japan.
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Thebes treated Philip well because it underestimated Macedon and assumed the major powers were Sparta, Athens, and Thebes, just as people today might dismiss North Korea against China and Japan.
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"Okay? And next class, we will discuss this. All right? So does it make sense to you? Okay? And again, what we will understand..."
"Do you understand? Everyone thinks in East Asia, the major powers are China and Japan. And everyone thinks North Korea is a complete joke...."
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