Ailand's explanation instantly brought ancient Rome to Si Ren's mind.
The ancient Roman Empire had also nearly been overthrown by the slave army led by Spartacus.
The difference was that Roman slaves accounted for fifteen to twenty percent of the total population, rather than outnumbering their masters multiple times over as they did in Atlantis.
During that era, slaves were treated not as human beings at all, possessing zero human rights. They craved freedom; they craved survival.
Therefore, at the slightest opportunity, they would seize it with everything they had.
Atlantis had been besieged by its slaves precisely because of its arrogance, believing it could permanently control and subjugate them.
In truth, Si Ren was quite curious about how Atlantis had managed to survive that war.
One had to remember that they were trapped within their capital by a slave force several times larger than their own population. At that time, they could not possibly have possessed firearms; at most, they might have had catapults and crossbows for ranged combat. Furthermore, the primary mode of engagement would still have come down to hand-to-hand combat between men.
Consequently, facing a siege by such a vast multitude of slaves, the fate of the Atlanteans should have been sealed. Even with towering city walls for defense, food supplies were ultimately finite.
Ailand perceived the doubt in Si Ren's eyes. His quantum face distorted slightly, as if recalling that painful past.
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