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Antigonus' Gaulish reargard is defeated by Pyrrhus' army.

Perpetrator (Person) :
  • Pyrrhus Origin: Epirotan, Age: adult, Activity: commander/general, Direct Consequence: victory
Perpetrator (Group) :
  • Army of Pyrrhus Origin: Epirotan, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Direct Consequence: victory
  • Origin: Cisalpine Gaul, Age: adult, Activity: mercenary, Direct Consequence: victory
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    Victim (Group) :
  • Army of Antigonus Gonatas Origin: Celtic, Age: adult, Activity: mercenary, Reaction: fight back, Direct Consequence: defeat
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    Third Party (Person) :
  • Antigonus Gonatas Origin: Macedonian, Age: adult, Activity: commander/general, Reaction: flight
  • Third Party (Group) :
  • Army of Antigonus Gonatas Origin: Macedonian, Age: adult, Activity: soldier
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    Level :intersocial
    Source :Plutarch, Pyrrhus 26.3 Paste CTS-Link
    Location :Makedonia (Macedonia)
    Time Periode :Hellenistic Greece
    Century :3 B.C.
    Year :273 B.C.
     
    Context :battle
    war/military campaign
    Motivation :following orders
    political
    Long-Term Consequence :mutiny
    surrender
     
    Original Text :οἱ δὲ ἐπὶ τῆς οὐραγίας τοῦ Ἀντιγόνου τεταγμένοι Γαλάται, συχνοὶ τὸ πλῆθος ὄντες, ὑπέστησαν εὐρώστως: καὶ καρτερᾶς μάχης γενομένης τούτων μὲν οἱ πλεῖστοι κατεκόπησαν, οἱ δὲ τῶν ἐλεφάντων ἡγεμόνες ἐγκαταλαμβανόμενοι παρέδωκαν ἑαυτοὺς καὶ τὰ θηρία πάντα.
     
    Translation :The Gauls who formed the rearguard of Antigonus, a numerous body, made a sturdy resistance; but after a fierce battle most of these were cut to pieces, while those who had charge of the elephants were hemmed in and surrendered themselves and all their animals.
     
    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 :long-term consequence: The mutiny is described in 26.4.
    date: The date is taken from the New Pauly. http://referenceworks.brillonline.com/entries/brill-s-new-pauly/pyrrhus-e1015710
     
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    Created at :2013-08-05 : 05:25:15
    Last changed :2021-08-22 : 12:12:36
    MyCoRe ID :Antiquity_violence_00000528
    Static URL :https://ml-s-eris.rrz.uni-hamburg.de/receive/Antiquity_violence_00000528