Maxicard from Romania about Burebista, King of the Getae and the Dacians (in present-day Romania, and way beyond).
Nation-building, regardless of the activity in the neighboring tribal areas?
What if those tribes, with one or several religions, are choke-full of die-hard soldiers, other kinds of enemy combatants, agents, operatives, traitors, sleepers and anxious martyr-wannabes?
What if YOU are always seen as an INFIDEL, to each of their Gods?
What if THEY want to build THEIR NATION by subjugating YOU and your "tribe"?
History shows that the best way to avoid being subjugated by the neighbouring tribes is to pre-emptively subjugate them, as politically incorrect as it may sound.
In most places in the world, centuries of peaceful coexistence are nothing but wishful thinking, proven terribly wrong by the harsh reality of mankind.
Give me an example of two neighboring countries that NEVER went to war, or ANY armed conflict, with each other.
That NEVER tried to subjugate, or effectively dominate (at least economically) the other.
"Burebista (Ancient Greek: Βυρεβιστα, Βυρεβιστας, Βοιρεβίστας) was a king of the Getae and Dacians, who unified for the first time their tribes and ruled them between 82 BC and 44 BC. He led plunder and conquest raids across Central and Southeastern Europe, subjugating most of the neighbouring tribes. After his assassination in an inside plot, the empire was divided into several smaller states."
Red, red wine makes you a swine?
What did Burebista do when he saw that binge-drinking of wine is making some of his people "incapacitated"?
"Strabo wrote that Burebista was able to obtain the complete obedience of his tribe with the help of Decaeneus, a wizard and a diviner who learnt his craft in Egypt. The people's obedience to Burebista was so complete, that they were even persuaded to cut their vines and give up drinking wine.[4] "
Never underestimate the power of religion..."opium for the masses"...:)
Cleaning the 'hood of past, present or future enemies?
"Burebista led a policy of conquest of new territories: in 60/59 BC, he attacked and vanquished the Celtic tribes of Boii and Taurisci, who dwelt along the Middle Danube and in what is now Slovakia. After 55 BC and probably before 48 BC, Burebista conquers the Black Sea shore, subjugating the Greek fortresses from Olbia to Apollonia, as well as the Danubian Plain all the way to the Balkans.[2] Strabo also mentions the expeditions against a group of Celts who lived among the Thracians and Illyrians (probably the Scordisci).[6]
The only Greek polis with which Burebista had good relations was Dionysopolis.[2] According to an inscription found in this city, Akornion, a citizen of the city was a chief adviser (πρῶτοσφίλος, literally "first friend") of Burebista.[7]
At its peak of power, the empire of Burebista streched from modern Slovakian Carpathians to the Balkans and from the Middle Danube to the Black Sea. Strabo claims that the Getae could raise up to 200,000 soldiers in wartime,[2] a rather improbable number,[8] but which could represent the total number of able males, not the number of any army.[2] Burebista was a worthy adversary for the Romans, as his army would cross the Danube and plunder the Roman towns as far as in Thrace, Macedonia and Illyria.[4]"
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I wouldn't like to meet Mr Burebista on a dark night!
ReplyDeleteNot a nice guy.
ReplyDeleteTerrifing figure.
ReplyDeleteNot only he got some very interesting personality but also interesting point of view.
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A hard man indeed and in deeds.
ReplyDeleteWell, at least his home terrritories were quiet and secure for awhile.
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