I’m a UChicago grad, so I’ve read plenty of Thucydides (though not for years), but am struck by the resemblance to the conquest of the Aztecs in your description (didn’t catch that back then). The Aztecs stomped all over their neighboring tribes, and consequently the other tribes were only too happy to ally with Cortez against them. History rhymes etc., and here we are again.
I’m a UChicago grad, so I’ve read plenty of Thucydides (though not for years), but am struck by the resemblance to the conquest of the Aztecs in your description (didn’t catch that back then). The Aztecs stomped all over their neighboring tribes, and consequently the other tribes were only too happy to ally with Cortez against them. History rhymes etc., and here we are again.