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By Herodotus

Herodotus isn't just often called the `father of history', as Cicero referred to as him, but additionally the daddy of ethnography; in addition to charting the historic historical past to the Persian Wars, his interest additionally activates widespread digression at the cultures of the peoples he introduces. whereas a lot of the knowledge he supplies has proved to be astonishingly exact, he additionally entertains us with pleasant stories of one-eyed males and gold-digging ants. This readable new translation is supplemented with expansive notes that supply readers the historical past that they should savor the e-book in depth.

Carolyn Dewald is affiliate Professor of Classics on the collage of Southern California. Robin Waterfield is a special translator whose model of Plato's Republic has been defined because the most sensible available'.

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Before long, Ma Zhong, who had actually caught Guan Yu, came hustling his prisoner before him. “I had long admired you for your great virtue,” said Sun Quan to Guan Yu, “so I offered you an alliance through marriage. Why did you refuse? You always regarded yourself 61 invincible—how come you are my prisoner today? ” Guan Yu answered, cursing indignantly at his enemy: “You blue-eyed brat! You red-bearded rat! I pledged in the Peach Garden with my sworn brothers to uphold the Hans. Do you think I will ever associate with a rebel like you?

On his return to Lukou the messenger told his new commander that Guan Yu was very much pleased and would cease to worry about threats from them. Lu Xun, delighted with the result, at once sent out spies to gather more information on Guan Yu’s moves, and they returned to say that most of the troops in Jingzhou had been removed to assist in the siege of Fancheng, which was to be seriously assaulted as soon as Guan Yu recovered from his wound. This news was promptly sent on to Sun Quan, who at once called in Lu Meng to decide upon the next move.

The first order issued by Lu Meng was to spare the people. Instant death was to be the punishment for any murder or robbery. The various officials in the city were allowed to retain their offices and continue their work. Guan Yu’s family was put in safe accommodation without any danger of being assaulted by outsiders. A report was sent immediately to Sun Quan. One very wet day Lu Meng, with a few horsemen as escort, was going round the four gates of the city when he saw a soldier taking a local resident’s broad-brimmed hat and putting it over his armor to keep it dry.

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