"King Croesus, watching Persian soldiers sack [his capital……" — Diodorus Siculus

King Croesus, watching Persian soldiers sack [his capital city], is supposed to… - Diodorus Siculus
"King Croesus, watching Persian soldiers sack [his capital city], is supposed to have asked the Persian King Cyrus, 'What is it that all those men of yours are so intent upon doing?' 'They are plundering your city and carrying off your treasures,' Cyrus replied. 'Not my city or my treasures,' Croesus corrected him. 'Nothing there any longer belongs to me. It is you they are robbing.'"

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