In this episode of Half-Arsed History, hear the story of the Ten Thousand: “an epic tale of marooned Greek mercenaries in enemy territory, with betrayal and beheadings, a Persian brotherly blood feud, and a foot bridge made of slaughtered animal herds.”
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Images: Guignet, Adrien. Retreat of the Ten Thousand. Oil on canvas. Circa 1834-1854. Via Wikimedia.
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