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Hellenes supporting Persian king. Are they traitors?
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08-02-2007, 09:03 PM
The technical sense of the word treason as I understand it is to betray the nation or potentate of your body politic. Thus, if the state they owed allegiance to sided with the Persians (as I understand many did) they did not commit 'treason' to support the Great King. It may not have been a good idea, but it was not treason. If they fought as mercenaries or such for the Persians, or acted as a guide or something, despite their state opposing Persia, they would have been traitors.

Just my 2 cents. Smile
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Hellenes supporting Persian king. Are they traitors? - by Anonymous - 11-23-2003, 09:02 AM
Hellenes supporting Persian king. Are they traitors? - by Anonymous - 11-23-2003, 05:50 PM
Re: Hellenes supporting Persian king. Are they traitors? - by Anonymous - 11-25-2003, 02:52 AM
Re: Hellenes supporting Persian king. Are they traitors? - by Anonymous - 11-25-2003, 02:00 PM
Re: Hellenes supporting Persian king. Are they traitors? - by Anonymous - 11-30-2003, 09:42 AM
"Traitors" - by Paullus Scipio - 07-26-2007, 12:32 AM
Re: Hellenes supporting Persian king. Are they traitors? - by Anonymous - 07-27-2007, 04:19 PM
Greek "treachery" - by Paullus Scipio - 07-30-2007, 11:21 PM
Re: Hellenes supporting Persian king. Are they traitors? - by Petra Rocks - 08-02-2007, 09:03 PM
Hellens as traitors - by Paullus Scipio - 08-02-2007, 10:00 PM
Greek conquest of Persia - by PMBardunias - 08-07-2007, 02:17 AM
Treachorous Hellenes - by Paullus Scipio - 08-07-2007, 02:38 AM

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