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H.D.L. Mahindapala
Opinion:
Who did what to whom and when and where are recurring themes that dominate the historical consciousness.
Whether it is in the Pelopponesian Wars (Herodotus) or in the Mahavamsa (Mahanama) it is these common themes that echo in the pages of historiography.
Of course, these themes begin to explode in controversies the moment you ask why events happened the way it did. There...
