Comment on Smuggling of silkworm eggs into the Byzantine EmpireparentComments−_a_a_a_3yIt even shows us why generals and senior civil servants were eunuchs and how the next best thing was celibate peopleok. why?−boomboomsubban3yThey're more likely to choose their successors based on merit than familial ties for a start. That's really enough, but they may also have less need to enrich themselves as they don't need to plan for inheritance.−_a_a_a_3yI wish the original poster had put that. It makes sense. Thanks
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ok. why?
They're more likely to choose their successors based on merit than familial ties for a start. That's really enough, but they may also have less need to enrich themselves as they don't need to plan for inheritance.
I wish the original poster had put that. It makes sense. Thanks