I mean, sure, we can get into the whole discussion of "what is truth," but I'm comfortable in what I've studied compared to what has been unearthed compared to what other accounts of the time said, and none of it is dependent on a single account.
The exceptions that occur throughout history. The emperor that does the unpopular thing because it's what's best for the empire. The general who doesn't sacrifice all the troops, even though that's the prevailing wisdom. The rare glimpses of humanity amidst the chaos.
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how do you know those things are rare, or happened in the way that happens to aggrandize those two powerful men in posterity
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you're proposing to be able to see into the minds of people who you only know from stories written about stories written about them
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Those individuals *chose* a different path, one that wasn't necessarily the best for them personally, but one down which they could potentially see a better outcome for everyone else. That's the "truth" I choose to cling to, because otherwise, like you said, what's the point?
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or they just had a different idea of "best". incidentally we keep inventing new ideas of "best" all the time
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