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| 12 | 18 | Subsequently, they are View more quotes about commonly">commonly awarded to high officers or men who have especially distinguished themselves in the taking of the city, perhaps an individual who has led a sortie which successfully stormed a gate, or the first man upon the enemy's walls, or one who has captured a member of the city's council. |
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| 12 | 15 | The first families of a city usually constitute one or more of such groups, sometimes competitive groups. |
| 12 | 16 | When a city falls, the daughters of such families are most avidly sought by the conquerors as slaves. |
| 12 | 17 | Their first duty, naked and collared, is to serve the conquerors at their victory feast. |
| 12 | 18 | Subsequently, they are commonly awarded to high officers or men who have especially distinguished themselves in the taking of the city, perhaps an individual who has led a sortie which successfully stormed a gate, or the first man upon the enemy's walls, or one who has captured a member of the city's council. |
| 12 | 19 | In the latter case, if the council member has a daughter, it is common to give her to the man who has captured her father. |
| 12 | 20 | I was, of course, only of the merchants. |
| 12 | 21 | I laughed. |