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General Mardonius

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“The Hellenes are in habit of starting wars without the slightest forethought, out of obstinacy and stupidity. For whenever they declare war on one another, they seek out the finest and most level land and go there to fight, so that the victors depart the battlefield only after much damage has been done, and I won't say anything at all of the defeated, as they are completely destroyed...if they must wage war against one another, they should seek out the place where either of the two sides would be the most difficult to subdue and try to fight there. Thus the Hellenes do not employ intelligent strategies.”

— General Mardonius, The First Clash: The Miraculous Greek Victory at Marathon and Its Impact on Western Civilization

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