Aratus and his soldiers kill the sentries of Argos.

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Perpetrator (Person) :	Aratus of Sicyon Origin: Greek, Age: adult, Activity: commander/general
Perpetrator (Group) :	Army of Aratus Origin: Greek, Age: adult, Activity: soldier
Victim (Group) :	Origin: Argive, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Direct Consequence: death
Level :	intersocial
Source :	Plutarch, Aratus 27.1Plutarch Aratus 27.1 Paste CTS-Link
Location :	Argos (Argos)
Time Periode :	Hellenistic Greece
Century :	3 B.C.
Context :	war/military campaign
Motivation :	tactical/strategical
Weapon :	unknown
Original Text :	ἅπαξ δὲ κλίμακας προσθεὶς μετ᾽ ὀλίγων ἐπὶ τὸ τεῖχος ἀνέβη παραβόλως, καὶ τοὺς βοηθοῦντας ἐνταῦθα τῶν φυλάκων ἀπέκτεινεν.
Translation :	Once he set up scaling-ladders, at great hazard got upon the wall with a few followers, and killed the sentries that defended the place.
Edition :	Plutarch. Plutarch's Lives. with an English Translation by. Bernadotte Perrin. Cambridge, MA. Harvard University Press. London. William Heinemann Ltd. 1926. 11.
Notes :	Although we do not know the exact year, this event probably took place at some point between 243BC and 235BC.
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