Demetrius Poliorcetes seizes a trade ship headed for Athens.

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Perpetrator (Person) :	Demetrius Poliorcetes Origin: Macedonian, Age: adult, Activity: commander/general
Perpetrator (Group) :	Fleet of Demetrius Poliorcetes Origin: Mixed, Age: adult, Activity: soldier
Victim (Group) :	Origin: Mixed, Age: adult, Activity: mixed, Direct Consequence: capture
Level :	intersocial
Source :	Plutarch, Demetrius 33.3Plutarch Demetrius 33.3 Paste CTS-Link
Time Periode :	Hellenistic Greece
Century :	3 B.C.
Context :	war/military campaign
Motivation :	economical tactical/strategical political
Long-Term Consequence :	famine
Original Text :	καὶ ναῦν τινα λαβὼν ἔχουσαν σῖτον καὶ εἰσάγουσαν τοῖς Ἀθηναίοις ἐκρέμασε τὸν ἔμπορον καὶ τὸν κυβερνήτην
Translation :	He also seized a ship laden with grain for Athens, and hung its supercargo and its master.
Edition :	Plutarch. Plutarch's Lives. with an English Translation by. Bernadotte Perrin. Cambridge, MA. Harvard University Press. London. William Heinemann Ltd. 1920. 9.
Remark :	long-term consequence: As a result, no ship dared pass so that Athens received no grain. This is mentioned later in the paragraph.
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Created at :	2014-05-15 : 09:00:11
Last changed :	2021-08-21 : 11:52:36
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