grumpy_cat to History Memes@piefed.socialEnglish · 2 months agoJustinian was a Belisarius Merchant and a tyrantexternal-linkmessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up128arrow-down11
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minus-squareHobbitFoot linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoThe reason why kings often led armies at the time wasn’t because they were better at it, but because they couldn’t afford to let another person have an army and be seen as a good ruler.
The reason why kings often led armies at the time wasn’t because they were better at it, but because they couldn’t afford to let another person have an army and be seen as a good ruler.