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It was pretty common practice from ancient through to modern times for a resisting or rebellious population (especially a city) to be slaughtered or enslaved.

It was pretty common practice from ancient through to modern times for a resisting or rebellious population (especially a city) to be slaughtered or enslaved. A few examples would be the Roman massacres in Judea, the destruction of Baghdad by the Mongols or the wars against Native Americans.

mistrial9 2y ago
It was pretty common practice .. by some extremely aggressive groups .. from ancient through to modern times .. by war-like nations. Yes Romans.. not everyone did this worldwide. The world has been wounded repeatedly by the extreme brutality of some armed groups. It is simply false to ascribe this behavior to "pretty common" without distinction, and IMO makes the horrible into some kind of banality.
- mr_toad 2y ago
  I would argue that the groups you label extremely aggressive were just the winners, and the other “less brutal” groups would have done the same thing if the boot was on the other foot.
  - mistrial9 2y ago
    yes, I am arguing that is exactly not the case
nerdponx 2y ago
Right, but I was specifically asking about the practice of slaughtering/enslaving or otherwise depopulating an area specifically for the purpose of creating an economically/politically undesirable buffer zone against invaders.