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They stole the other parties' gods to prove that their gods were superior or true and the other gods were inferior or nonexistent. For example, see Sennacherib
by InTheArena 3y ago
They stole the other parties' gods to prove that their gods were superior or true and the other gods were inferior or nonexistent. For example, see
Sennacherib's destruction of Babylon's temples and the replacement of Marduk with Ashur as the spiritual backbone of the neo-asyrian dynasty. Liekwise the babylonian destruction of the first temple, or the Roman destruction fo the second temple.
- monero-xmr 3y agoThe trade routes in ancient times were advanced, as well as communication channels. As Egypt traded with other kingdoms and also intermarried, they respected each others’ gods. I reiterate that the Christian attitude towards other gods was different than the pagan attitude, where even within the same religion many gods existed.