Rabu, 04 April 2018

The Genius of Philip II

Western warfare that united Greece and enabled his son Alexander to conquer the world. The full moon cast long shadows across the 3,000 dead and wounded sprawled in grotesque piles throughout the meadow. Moans disturbed the night’s stillness as the dying lingered for moments before falling into death’s painless darkness. Through the moonlight came a …

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