Great Books Ep 25: The River Runs Red: The Human Toll of Wars

The scene of bodies upon bodies on the river is a reminder that war, at any time in history, has had a massive toll on humanity.

Apr 30, 2023

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“My fair waters are now filled with corpses, nor can I find any channel by which I may pour myself into the sea for I am choked with dead, and yet you go on mercilessly slaying. I am in despair, therefore, O captain of your host, trouble me no further.”

~ The Iliad - Book XXI (Samuel Butler Translation. p150 / v221)

Brief Summary - The Iliad, Book XXI

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