"Don't besiege Syracuse" is the "don't start a land war in Asia" of Antiquityhttps://twitter.com/askhistorians/status/1318644154532982785 …
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They've got a good record of starting them. Khusro II has a good record of finishing them
I mean, he was very successful for a time. But he very literally didn't finish the war he started with the Byzantines - he lost almost all of his gains and ended up executed by his son who immediately reached an unfavorable peace with Heraclius.
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Pah, you and your facts!
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I mean, if you want to go down the route of finding exceptions to spoil a joke, you could start with the many cases where people have waged successful land wars in Asia...
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