<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 06:53:56 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/athenian/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Stories from Thucydides by Thucydides #13/81]]></title><description><![CDATA[Persuasion, we are told, sat enthroned on his lips; like a strong athlete, he overtook and outran all other orators; his words struck home like the lightning, while he held his audience enchained, as by]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/athenian/@billionare/stories-from-thucydides-by-thucydides-13-81</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/athenian/@billionare/stories-from-thucydides-by-thucydides-13-81</guid><category><![CDATA[athenian]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[billionare]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 18:32:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stories from Thucydides by Thucydides #12/81]]></title><description><![CDATA[Envoys were sent with overtures of peace to Sparta, and when these returned with no favourable answer, the storm of popular fury grew more violent than ever. 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