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3 timestamped hits 1 source reading 1 extracted note Aliases: war-and-empires, war-empire, war-empires

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war and empire

Jiang's reading of the Bacchae image: imperial war makes the old glorify themselves through the deaths of the young.

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Tragedy Makes Democracy Face Itself

2024-10-17, day precision · Civilization #9: Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides as Prophets of Democracy

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"...is, right? Now, I think this is a metaphor for war and empire. And the reason why is, war and empire happens when old..."

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Tragedy Makes Democracy Face Itself

2024-10-17, day precision · Civilization #9: Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides as Prophets of Democracy

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"It's really a metaphor or an image for war and empire, okay? Because remember, the Pelagian War is really about building empire, right? Athens..."

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Too Many Rich People, Too Little Power

2024-10-08, day precision · Civilization #6: Elite Overproduction and the Bronze Age Collapse

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"...Because land redistribution, is basically a revolution. Right? Civil war, is war. Empire building, is also war. Does it make sense? So, no matter..."

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