"The Battle of Pelusium: A Victory Decided by Cats" Topic
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| Tango01 | 21 Dec 2019 9:42 p.m. PST |
"The ancient Egyptians had a great reverence for life in all its forms. Life had been given by the gods and reverence for it extended beyond human beings to all living things. Although the Egyptians did occasionally eat meat, and their royalty certainly engaged in the hunt, the Egyptian diet was primarily vegetarian or pescatarian, and this reflected the understanding of the sacred nature of all existence. Even when animals were eaten, thanks were given for the sacrifice, pets were well cared for, and wildlife in nature was respected. This value is visible everywhere throughout their culture from art to Egyptian religion but is epitomized by the Battle of Pelusium of 525 BCE. This engagement was the decisive clash between the Pharaoh Psametik III (526-525 BCE) and the Persian king Cambyses II (525-522 BCE), resulting in the first Persian conquest of Egypt…"
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| MichaelCollinsHimself | 22 Dec 2019 4:07 a.m. PST |
The cats thing is just nonsense. |
| Tango01 | 22 Dec 2019 3:23 p.m. PST |
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 Steve Roper  | 22 Dec 2019 7:43 p.m. PST |
Would the "Father of History" lie? |
| Zephyr1 | 22 Dec 2019 9:45 p.m. PST |
Well, see, the cats ate the mice that would have scared the elephants… ;-) |
| Tango01 | 23 Dec 2019 12:35 p.m. PST |
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| evilgong | 23 Dec 2019 10:31 p.m. PST |
One of the later collections of stratagems has a more believable version with the Persians using human shields rather than animals. I don't recall reading the shield design detail before – it's xmass so I won't bother checking Poly. David F Brown |
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