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Alexander threatened to kill every Theban over age 16, enslave every woman and child, but spared the descendants of Pindar the poet and some religious shrines, then razed the city to its foundations

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Victor Davis Hanson

Evidence Quote

“he says, 'I'm gonna kill every single person that's over the age of 16. I'm gonna enslave every woman and child.' But you know what? I will save the descendants of Pindar, the poet, his house, and maybe some religious shrines and he levels the city down to the foundations”

Source

“The End of Everything,” with Victor Davis Hanson | Uncommon Knowledge— Hoover Institution
Created: 8/12/2026, 6:38:14 PM

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