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Pyrrhus kills many Spartans to avenge his son.

Perpetrator (Person) :
  • Pyrrhus Origin: Epirotan, Age: adult, Activity: commander/general
Perpetrator (Group) :
  • Pyrrhus' Molossian horsemen Origin: Molossian, Age: adult, Activity: soldier
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    Victim (Group) :
  • Army of Areus Origin: Spartan, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Direct Consequence: losses
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    Third Party (Person) :
  • Evalcus Origin: Spartan, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Reaction: attack
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    Level :intersocial
    Source :Plutarch, Pyrrhus 30.5 Paste CTS-Link
    Location :Peloponnesos (Peloponnese)
    Time Periode :Hellenistic Greece
    Century :3 B.C.
    Year :272 B.C.
     
    Context :war/military campaign
    Motivation :emotional
     
    Original Text :πεσόντος δὲ ἐκείνου καὶ τροπῆς γενομένης τῶν περὶ αὐτόν, οἱ Λακεδαιμόνιοι διώκοντες καὶ κρατοῦντες ἔλαθον εἰς τὸ πεδίον συνεμβαλόντες καὶ ἀποληφθέντες ὑπὸ τῶν ὁπλιτῶν, ἐφ᾽ οὓς ὁ Πύρρος ἄρτι τὸν θάνατον τοῦ παιδὸς ἀκηκοὼς καὶ περιπαθῶν ἐπέστρεψε τοὺς ἱππεῖς τῶν Μολοσσῶν, καὶ πρῶτος εἰσελάσας ἐνεπίμπλατο φόνου τῶν Λακεδαιμονίων, ἀεὶ μέν τις ἄμαχος καὶ δεινὸς ἐν τοῖς ὅπλοις φαινόμενος, τότε δὲ ὑπερβάλλων τόλμῃ καὶ βίᾳ τοὺς προτέρους ἀγῶνας.
     
    Translation :Upon Ptolemy's fall and the rout of his company, the Spartans pursued, carrying all before them, and before they were aware of it had dashed out into the plain and were cut off by the infantry of Pyrrhus. Against this band of Spartans Pyrrhus, who had just heard of the death of his son and was in anguish, turned his Molossian horsemen. He himself charged at their head, and sated himself with Spartan blood. He had always shown himself invincible and terrible in arms, but now his daring and might surpassed all previous displays.
     
    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: The victims are part of Areus' army. This is mentioned in 30.2.
    thirdperson: Evalcus attacks Pyrrhus and is killed by him. This is mentioned in 30.6.
    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 :2013-08-15 : 10:05:22
    Last changed :2020-12-15 : 04:06:43
    MyCoRe ID :Antiquity_violence_00000616
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