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Pyrrhus fights in the battle of Ipsus and routs many enemies.

Perpetrator (Person) :
  • Pyrrhus Origin: Epirotan, Age: adult, Activity: commander/general
Perpetrator (Group) :
  • Army of Pyrrhus Origin: Epirotan, Age: adult, Activity: soldier
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    Victim (Group) :
  • Origin: Mixed, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Reaction: flight
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    Third Party (Person) :
  • Antigonus Monophthalmus Origin: Macedonian, Age: old, Activity: commander/general
  • Cassander Origin: Macedonian, Age: adult, Activity: commander/general
  • Demetrius Poliorcetes Origin: Macedonian, Age: adult, Activity: commander/general
  • Lysimachus Origin: Macedonian, Age: adult, Activity: commander/general
  • Seleucus I Nicator Origin: Macedonian, Age: adult, Activity: commander/general
  • Third Party (Group) :
  • Army of Antigonus Monophthalmus Origin: Macedonian, Age: adult, Activity: soldier
  • Army of Cassander Origin: Macedonian, Age: adult, Activity: soldier
  • Army of Demetrius Poliorcetes Origin: Macedonian, Age: adult, Activity: soldier
  • Army of Lysimachus Origin: Macedonian, Age: adult, Activity: soldier
  • Army of Seleucus I Origin: Macedonian, Age: adult, Activity: soldier
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    Level :intersocial
    Source :Plutarch, Pyrrhus 4.3 Paste CTS-Link
    Location :Ipsos (Ipsus)
    Time Periode :Hellenistic Greece
    Century :4 B.C.
    Year :301 B.C.
     
    Context :battle
    war/military campaign
    Motivation :tactical/strategical
     
    Original Text :παρὼν ὁ Πύρρος τοῖς περὶ Δημήτριον συμμετεῖχε μειράκιον ὢν ἔτι, καὶ τοὺς καθ᾽ ἑαυτὸν ἐτρέψατο, καὶ διεφάνη λαμπρὸς ἐν τοῖς μαχομένοις.
     
    Translation :Pyrrhus was present, and took part with Demetrius, though still a stripling. He routed the enemy opposed to him, and made a brilliant display of valour among the combatants.
     
    Edition :Plutarch Lives IX: Demetrius and Antony, Pyrrhus and Caius Marius, Ed. Jeffrey Henderson, trans. Bernadotte Perrin (The Loeb Classical Library 101), Harvard University Press: Cambridge/MA - London 1968 (first ed. 1920).
     
    Remark :victim: Since we do not know for sure who he fought, all the participating armies are listed as the third party here and not as victims.
    thirdperson: We listed all the participating armies and commanders as third persosn, because the probably noticed Pyrrhus' success against his direct opponents.
     
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    Created at :2013-04-15 : 10:04:41
    Last changed :2021-01-06 : 01:16:28
    MyCoRe ID :Antiquity_violence_00000105
    Static URL :https://ml-s-eris.rrz.uni-hamburg.de/receive/Antiquity_violence_00000105