Demetrius Poliorcetes is wounded by a catapult-bolt during the siege of Thebes.

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Related Conflict :	Siege of Thebes
Perpetrator (Group) :	Origin: Theban, Age: adult, Activity: soldier
Victim (Person) :	Demetrius Poliorcetes Origin: Macedonian, Age: adult, Activity: commander/general, Reaction: fight back, Direct Consequence: injury
Third Party (Group) :	Army of Demetrius Poliorcetes Origin: Mixed, Age: adult, Activity: soldier
Level :	intersocial
Source :	Plutarch, Demetrius 40.3Plutarch Demetrius 40.3 Paste CTS-Link
Location :	Thebai (Thebes)
Time Periode :	Hellenistic Greece
Century :	3 B.C.
Year :	291 B.C.
Context :	revolt siege war/military campaign
Motivation :	tactical/strategical self-defence
Application :	shooting
Weapon :	siege engines
Long-Term Consequence :	conquest death exile
Original Text :	οὐ μὴν ἀλλὰ καὶ βουλόμενός γε μὴ δοκεῖν ἑτέρων ἀφειδεῖν μόνον, ἀλλὰ καὶ συγκινδυνεύειν τοῖς μαχομένοις, διελαύνεται τὸν τράχηλον ὀξυβελεῖ.
Translation :	However, wishing not to be thought reckless of other lives only, but also to share the perils of battle, he was pierced through the neck by a catapult-bolt.
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: After he takes the city, Demetrius executes a few citizens and exiles others. This is mentioned in 40.3. context: The Boeotionas revolted against Demetrius. This is mentioned in 39.3.
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