Book 18. (1 results) Blood Brothers of Gor (Individual Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
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| 7 | 649 | For example, in ancient Greece the times of certain games, such as the Olympic games, constituted a truce period during which it was customary to suspend the internecine wars of competitive cities. |
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Book 18. (7 results) Blood Brothers of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
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| 7 | 646 | It is nice to know that one is, at such times, safe. |
| 7 | 647 | More than one war party, it is recorded, penetrating deeply into enemy territory, and seeing the high brush walls of a dance lodge, and discovering that it was the enemy's festival time, has politely withdrawn. |
| 7 | 648 | This sort of thing is not historically unprecedented. |
| 7 | 649 | For example, in ancient Greece the times of certain games, such as the Olympic games, constituted a truce period during which it was customary to suspend the internecine wars of competitive cities. |
| 7 | 650 | Teams and fans from the combatant poleis then could journey to and from the stadiums in safety. |
| 7 | 651 | Two additional reasons militating against bellicosity and martial aggression during the summer festivals might be mentioned. |
| 7 | 652 | First, the size of these gatherings, the enemy being massed, so to speak, tends to reduce the practicality of attacks. |
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It is nice to know that one is, at such times, safe.
More than one war party, it is recorded, penetrating deeply into enemy territory, and seeing the high brush walls of a dance lodge, and discovering that it was the enemy's festival time, has politely withdrawn.
This sort of thing is not historically unprecedented.
For example, in ancient Greece the times of certain games, such as the Olympic games, constituted a truce period during which it was customary to suspend the internecine wars of competitive cities.
Teams and fans from the combatant poleis then could journey to and from the stadiums in safety.
Two additional reasons militating against bellicosity and martial aggression during the summer festivals might be mentioned.
First, the size of these gatherings, the enemy being massed, so to speak, tends to reduce the practicality of attacks.
- (Blood Brothers of Gor, Chapter 7)