Falsafa

Comma for either/or — dharma, courage. Spelling forgiving — corage finds courage.

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    Battle of Oenophyta

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    Oenophyta · the battle of Oenophyta

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    Menexenus (Greek)

    For whereas the enemy retired and made off, deserting those whom they had come to assist, our men won a victory after a two days’ battle at Oenophyta, and rightfully restored those who were wrongfully exiled.
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    in the texts

    PoliticsClassical · Greek

    A battle after which the Theban democracy collapsed due to misgovernment.

    Contempt is a cause of faction and of actual attacks, upon the government, for instance in oligarchies when those who have no share in the government are more numerous (for they think themselves the stronger party), and in democracies when the rich have begun to feel contempt for the disorder and anarchy that prevails, as for example at Thebes the democracy was destroyed owing to bad government af …
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    MenexenusClassical · Greek

    Athenian victory that restored wrongfully exiled men after a two-day battle.

    For whereas the enemy retired and made off, deserting those whom they had come to assist, our men won a victory after a two days’ battle at Oenophyta, and rightfully restored those who were wrongfully exiled.
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