- by david hanson
- thebes, alexander, miscalculation, karma, persia
- carthage, scipio aemilianus, punic war, rome hatred, thucydides trap,
imperial rome
- constantinople, mahmet, isolatied city from west, constant eat-aways
by ottoman, weakened by plagues, giustiniani fallback
- tenochititlan, cortes, tlaxlacan enmity, noche triste, fleet siege,
small pox, tactical advantage, aztec miscalculation