Be not ashamed to be helped, for it is thy business to do thy duty like a soldier in the assault on a town. Then, if being lame thou canst not mount up on the battlements alone, with the help of another it is possible. Marcus Aurelius. Meditations. Book Seven.
Image: Roman siege of a walled city including an artillery attack with a ballista, used between the 3rd century BCE and the 4th century CE courtesy of Creative Assembly, producer of the Total War game series.
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