Demetrius Poliorcetes takes Sardis.

---

Perpetrator (Person) :	Demetrius Poliorcetes Origin: Macedonian, Age: adult, Activity: commander/general, Direct Consequence: victory
Perpetrator (Group) :	Army of Demetrius Poliorcetes Origin: Mixed, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Direct Consequence: victory
Victim (Group) :	Army of Lysimachus Origin: Mixed, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Direct Consequence: defeat
Level :	intersocial
Source :	Plutarch, Demetrius 46.4Plutarch Demetrius 46.4 Paste CTS-Link
Location :	Sardis (Sart)
Time Periode :	Hellenistic Greece
Century :	3 B.C.
Context :	conquest siege war/military campaign
Motivation :	following orders political
Long-Term Consequence :	campaign mutiny retreat
Original Text :	ἔλαβε δὲ καὶ Σάρδεις: καί τινες τῶν Λυσιμάχου στρατηγῶν ἀπεχώρησαν πρὸς αὐτὸν χρήματα καὶ στρατιὰν κομίζοντες. ἐπερχομένου δὲ Ἀγαθοκλέους τοῦ Λυσιμάχου μετὰ δυνάμεως ἀνέβαινεν εἰς Φρυγίαν,
Translation :	He took Sardis also; and some of the generals of Lysimachus came over to him bringing money and troops. But when Agathocles, the son of Lysimachus, came against him with an army, Demetrius retired into Phrygia;
Edition :	Plutarch. Plutarch's Lives. with an English Translation by. Bernadotte Perrin. Cambridge, MA. Harvard University Press. London. William Heinemann Ltd. 1920. 9.
Remark :	victim: Since his generals come over to Demetrius after this conquest, we can assume the city was held by Lysimachus' troops.
Basket :	Add to basket...
Share/Save :
Created at :	2014-05-29 : 10:14:01
Last changed :	2016-05-18 : 01:37:36
MyCoRe ID :	Antiquity_violence_00001878
Static URL :	https://ml-s-eris.rrz.uni-hamburg.de/receive/Antiquity_violence_00001878

---