Not all historians, no. But historians often write history to favor the people paying them, so who is to say for certain?

As could they dispose of any of us, at any time, rebellious or not. To die fighting rather than live in chains is a popular sentiment of many a warrior, is it not? And who knows? Perhaps to be disposed of here is to return home and continue as if nothing ever happened.

Well, it's worked out so far, hasn't it?