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Let’s assume, for the purposes of entertainment, that this actually happened.
It might be true. It has likely been embellished. It’s been over two millennia since the events took place, and tales tend to grow in the telling, especially if they can be used as a morale booster for the troops. Some of the story is factual,…
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