... evil war lord and this one single event charted Conan's course for the rest of his life. Conan was also motivated by his desire to be a thief as well as a mercenary. Thieves and mercenaries are bound by a code of honor, as odd as this sounds, thieves and mercenaries deal in trust and therefore must be able to be trusted. Trust among ... survival. Thieves and mercenaries always know who their enemies are since their common enemies are those who are dishonest and therefore are without honor. Conan was an honest thief and mercenary and this too motivated him to seek justice for the murder ...

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• Grade Level: High School

... other Greeks considering joining the Persians. Memnon, now Darius's commander-in-chief of Western operations, was setting up once again in anticipation of Alexander's arrival. With him were the Athenian mercenary commanders Ephialtes and Thrasybulos, two men who had been on Alexander's hit list for quite some time. This time they believed they had the best defenses to defeat Alexander's army ... ...

• Word Count: 2910
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: High School

... other Greeks considering joining the Persians. Memnon, now Darius's commander-in-chief of Western operations, was setting up once again in anticipation of Alexander's arrival. With him were the Athenian mercenary commanders Ephialtes and Thrasybulos, two men who had been on Alexander's hit list for quite some time. This time they believed they had the best defenses to defeat Alexander's army ... ...

• Word Count: 3173
• Approx Pages: 13
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School