So control of these international highways brought a great deal of wealth to the area, but the central location was a double-edged sword, because in times of peace it would bring prosperity, but, of course, in times of war the land was perpetually invaded as armies would crisscross the land going off to do battle with the great powers.

对这些国际要道的控制,给这个地区带来了大量的财富，但这处于中心的地理位置也如同一把双刃剑，因为在和平时期它带来繁荣，但，在战乱时期，这块土地常常被侵略,当军队在此刀刃相交,或者经过与强国征战。

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What is naturally right what is right by nature in peace time will not be the same as what is naturally right or right by nature in times of war.

太平时的自然正当,天生的正当将非常不同于,战时的自然正当与天生的正当,正常情势的正当。

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