05-29-2006, 10:39 AM
A friend of mine asks me the evidence for the following anecdote.
Pyrrhus once spotted two soldiers playing a ball game. He asked what they were doing, and they said that they were training for a more serious contest, battle. The king immediate promoted the two men. Their commanders, whom he caught drinking wine, were demoted.
Does anybody where this story is told? Thanks!
Pyrrhus once spotted two soldiers playing a ball game. He asked what they were doing, and they said that they were training for a more serious contest, battle. The king immediate promoted the two men. Their commanders, whom he caught drinking wine, were demoted.
Does anybody where this story is told? Thanks!
