Agamemnon…cuts off his arms, and then kicks the body to send it rolling into the throng of Trojan fighters, 'like a log'.
— Homer Ancient

Iliad and Odyssey

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Graphic description of Agamemnon's brutal killing of Hippolochus in The Iliad, showcasing the savagery of war.

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c. 8th century BCE

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https://www.ancientworldmagazine.com/articles/brutal-violence-iliad/

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