Solon and his men engage the Megarians on land.

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Perpetrator (Person) :	Solon Origin: Attic/Athenian, Age: adult, Activity: commander/general, Reaction: other, Direct Consequence: victory
Perpetrator (Group) :	Origin: Attic/Athenian, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Direct Consequence: victory
Victim (Group) :	Origin: Megarian, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Direct Consequence: defeat
Level :	intersocial
Source :	Plutarch, Solon 9.3Plutarch Solon 9.3 Paste CTS-Link
Location :	Megara (Megara)
Time Periode :	Archaic Greece
Century :	6 B.C.
Context :	conquest naval battle battle conquest war/military campaign
Motivation :	economical
Long-Term Consequence :	conquest
Original Text :	ἧς ἐγγὺς ἐλθούσης κρατῆσαι τὸν Σόλωνα καὶ καθεῖρξαι τοὺς Μεγαρεῖς. ἐμβιβάσαι δὲ τῶν Ἀθηναίων τοὺς κρατίστους κελεύσαντα πλεῖν ἐπὶ τὴν πόλιν, ὡς ἂν ἐνδέχηται μάλιστα κρύπτοντας ἑαυτούς: ἅμα δὲ τοὺς ἄλλους Ἀθηναιους ἀναλαβόντα πεζῇ συμφέρεσθαι τοῖς Μεγαρεῦσι: καὶ τῆς μάχης ἔτι συνεστώσης φθάσαι τοὺς ἀπὸ τῆς νεὼς καταλαβόντας τὴν πόλιν.
Translation :	This ship came near and was captured by Solon, who put her crew in confinement. Then he manned her with the best of his Athenians, and ordered them to sail against the city, keeping themselves as much concealed as was feasible. At the same time, with the rest of his Athenians, he engaged the Megarians on land, and while the fight was still raging the crew of the ship succeeded in capturing the city.
Edition :	Plutarch Lives I: Theseus and Romulus, Lycurgus and Numa, Solon and Publicola, Ed. Jeffrey Henderson, trans. Bernadotte Perrin (The Loeb Classical Library 46), Harvard University Press: Cambridge/MA - London 1967 (first ed. 1914).
Remark :	longtermconsequence: Solon's maneuver allows some chosen men of his army to take the city of Salamis.
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