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Manius Curius Dentatus routs the foremost of Pyrrhus' troops.

Related Conflict :Pyrrhic War, Battle of Beneventum
Perpetrator (Person) :
Perpetrator (Group) :
  • Army of Manius Curius Dentatus Origin: Roman, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Direct Consequence: victory
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    Victim (Person) :
  • Pyrrhus Origin: Epirotan, Age: adult, Activity: commander/general, Direct Consequence: defeat
  • Victim (Group) :
  • Army of Pyrrhus Origin: Epirotan, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Reaction: flight, Direct Consequence: defeat
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    Level :intersocial
    Source :Plutarch, Pyrrhus 25.3 Paste CTS-Link
    Location :Beneventum (Beneventum)
    Time Periode :Roman Republic
    Hellenistic Greece
    Century :3 B.C.
    Year :275 B.C.
     
    Context :war/military campaign
    battle
    Motivation :tactical/strategical
    political
    Long-Term Consequence :retreat
     
    Original Text :οὐ μὴν ἀλλὰ τῶν ἱερῶν τῷ Μανίῳ γενομένων, καὶ τοῦ καιροῦ βοηθεῖν ἀναγκάζοντος, ἐξελθὼν ἐνέβαλε τοῖς πρώτοις καὶ τρεψάμενος ἐφόβησε πάντας, ὥστε καὶ πεσεῖν οὐκ ὀλίγους καὶ τῶν ἐλεφάντων τινὰς ἁλῶναι καταλειφθέντας.
     
    Translation :Manius, however, since the sacrifices were propitious and the crisis forced action upon him, led his forces out and attacked the foremost of the enemy, and after routing these, put their whole army to flight, so that many of them fell and some of their elephants were left behind and captured.
     
    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 :date: The date is taken from the New Pauly. http://referenceworks.brillonline.com/entries/brill-s-new-pauly/curius-e308590
    long-term consequence: Pyrrhus abandons Italy. This is mentioned in 26.1.
     
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    Created at :2013-08-04 : 03:44:05
    Last changed :2020-12-10 : 11:10:03
    MyCoRe ID :Antiquity_violence_00000514
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