Alexander III overruns Barbarian territories and defeats Syrmus, king of the Triballi.

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Perpetrator (Person) :	Alexander III the Great Origin: Macedonian, Age: adult, Activity: commander/general, Direct Consequence: victory
Perpetrator (Group) :	Army of Alexander III the Great Origin: Macedonian, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Direct Consequence: victory
Victim (Person) :	Syrmus Origin: Triballi, Age: adult, Activity: monarch/ruler, Direct Consequence: defeat
Victim (Group) :	Army of Syrmus Origin: Triballi, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Direct Consequence: defeat
Level :	intersocial
Source :	Plutarch, Alexander 11.3Plutarch Alexander 11.3 Paste CTS-Link
Location :	Thrake (Thrace)
Time Periode :	Hellenistic Greece
Century :	4 B.C.
Year :	336 B.C.
Context :	revolt war/military campaign
Motivation :	tactical/strategical
Long-Term Consequence :	conquest
Original Text :	τὰ μὲν οὖν βαρβαρικὰ κινήματα καὶ τοὺς ἐκεῖ πολέμους κατέπαυσεν ὀξέως ἐπιδραμὼν στρατῷ μέχρι πρὸς τὸν Ἴστρον, ᾗ καὶ Σύρμον ἐνίκησε μάχῃ μεγάλῃ, τὸν βασιλέα τῶν Τριβαλλῶν
Translation :	Accordingly, he put a speedy stop to the disturbances and wars among the Barbarians by overrunning their territories with an army as far as to the river Danube, where he fought a great battle with Syrmus, the king of the Triballi, and defeated him;
Edition :	Plutarch. Plutarch's Lives. with an English Translation by. Bernadotte Perrin. Cambridge, MA. Harvard University Press. London. William Heinemann Ltd. 1919. 7.
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