← Back to context Comment by soperj 2 days ago Can you name some?Genocide seemed to be part and parcel. 1 comment soperj Reply akkartik 2 days ago Notice how few examples there are in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urbicide#In_premodern_times, and how prominently Carthage figures. Or scan the years in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Razed_cities.The usual approach of the time was enslavement and taxation. Because they were less effort and more reward.
akkartik 2 days ago Notice how few examples there are in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urbicide#In_premodern_times, and how prominently Carthage figures. Or scan the years in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Razed_cities.The usual approach of the time was enslavement and taxation. Because they were less effort and more reward.
Notice how few examples there are in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urbicide#In_premodern_times, and how prominently Carthage figures. Or scan the years in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Razed_cities.
The usual approach of the time was enslavement and taxation. Because they were less effort and more reward.