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... > Classical Mythology and Ancient History > classical history > male persons from classical history > male persons from classical history (with NAME) > (story of) Scylurus, king of Scythia > suffering, misfortune of Scylurus, king of Scythia > death of Scylurus: the Scythian king, on his deathbed, enjoins his eighty sons to break a bundle of rods (or arrows) tied together; when they can't do this, he breaks the rods one by one, thus teaching them that united they will be strong, divided weak

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98B(SCYLURUS)68death of Scylurus: the Scythian king, on his deathbed, enjoins his eighty sons to break a bundle of rods (or arrows) tied together; when they can't do this, he breaks the rods one by one, thus teaching them that united they will be strong, divided weak  

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  • ancient history
  • arrow
  • breaking
  • bundle
  • classical antiquity
  • classical history
  • deathbed
  • eighty
  • father
  • father and son
  • Greeks
  • historical person
  • history
  • identity
  • king
  • man
  • mythology
  • name
  • rod
  • Romans
  • Scylurus (King)
  • son
  • strength
  • unity

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  • 98B(SCYLURUS)68

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