The Europa Barbarorum Quotes Project

[jirisys]

“Alexander, father of Perdiccas, and his forebears first settled and ruled a Macedonia
alongside the sea, having driven by battle the Pierians from Pieria who later occupied
Phagres and other places below Mount Pangaeum beyond the Strymon river. And they also
drove the Bottiaeans from the region called Bottiaea; they now live as neighbors of the
Chalcidians.”

-Thukydides, The History of the Pelopponesan War; Book 2, Chapter 99, Section 2-3

Regards.

-Ludens~Jirisys ()

[Scutarii]

Can someone please update the quotes link on the first page?

I'm getting a 404 error when I try to download it.

[Celtic_Punk]

I know we're looking for quotes of the time period, but This one is quite powerful, and I think, is timeless, as all war is.

"There is many a boy here today who looks on war as all glory, but, boys, it is all hell. You can bear this warning to generations yet to come. I look upon war with horror." - William Tecumseh Sherman (1880)

http://www.rjgeib.com/thoughts/desolation/desolatn.html (Reference not really needed for this one lots of people know it, quite famous quote :P)

[machinor]

I recently stumbled upon the Arthashastra, a sort of manual on politics, warfare and economics from a Mauryan statesman who lived roughly during the EB-timeframe. It's very interesting and could provide some nice quotes (some people even call the writer the "the ancient Indian Machiavelli" because of his practical and pragmatic view on politics...).
Unfortunatly I am not versed in indology and cannot provide any quotes in original language. Someone with the know-how might want to look into that.

[Dutch32]

Don't know if I'm doing this right but here goes.
"As for me, all I know is that I know nothing", Socrates
Republic, 354b, (conclusion of book I)