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The Megarians attack the Athenians at Salamis and drive them out.

Perpetrator (Group) :
  • Origin: Megarian, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Direct Consequence: victory
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    Victim (Group) :
  • Origin: Attic/Athenian, Age: mixed, Direct Consequence: defeat
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    Level :intersocial
    Source :Plutarch, Solon 12.3 Paste CTS-Link
    Location :Salamina (Salamis)
    Time Periode :Archaic Greece
    Century :7 B.C.
     
    Context :war/military campaign
    Motivation :economical
    Long-Term Consequence :conquest
     
    Original Text :Μύρωνος δὲ τοῦ Φλυέως κατηγοροῦντος ἑάλωσαν οἱ ἄνδρες, καὶ μετέστησαν οἱ ζῶντες: τῶν δ᾽ ἀποθανόντων τοὺς νεκροὺς ἀνορύξαντες ἐξέρριψαν ὑπὲρ τοὺς ὅρους. ταύταις δὲ ταῖς ταραχαῖς καὶ Μεγαρέων συνεπιθεμένων ἀπέβαλόν τε Νίσαιαν οἱ Ἀθηναῖοι καὶ Σαλαμῖνος ἐξέπεσον αὖθις. καὶ φόβοι τινὲς ἐκ δεισιδαιμονίας ἅμα καὶ φάσματα κατεῖχε τὴν πόλιν, οἵ τε μάντεις ἄγη καὶ μιασμοὺς δεομένους καθαρμῶν προφαίνεσθαι διὰ τῶν ἱερῶν ἠγόρευον.
     
    Translation :Myron of Phlya conducted the prosecution, and the family of Megacles was found guilty. Those who were alive were banished, and the bodies of the dead were dug up and cast forth beyond the borders of the country. During these disturbances the Megarians also attacked the Athenians, who lost Nisaea, and were driven out of Salamis once more. The city was also visited with superstitious fears and strange appearances, and the seers declared that their sacrifices indicated pollutions and defilements which demanded expiation.
     
    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: Megarian success in conquering Salamis.
     
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    Created at :2013-06-30 : 01:51:39
    Last changed :2015-01-12 : 04:35:53
    MyCoRe ID :Antiquity_violence_00000354
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