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Demetrius Poliorcetes takes the passes to Syria.

Perpetrator (Person) :
  • Demetrius Poliorcetes Origin: Macedonian, Age: adult, Activity: commander/general, Reaction: encouragement, Direct Consequence: victory
Perpetrator (Group) :
  • Army of Demetrius Poliorcetes Origin: Mixed, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Reaction: encouragement, Direct Consequence: victory
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    Victim (Group) :
  • Army of Seleucus I Origin: Mixed, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Reaction: flight, Direct Consequence: defeat
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    Third Party (Person) :
  • Seleucus I Nicator Origin: Macedonian, Age: old, Activity: monarch/ruler
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    Level :intersocial
    Source :Plutarch, Demetrius 48.2 Paste CTS-Link
    Location :Asia Minor (Asia Minor)
    Time Periode :Hellenistic Greece
    Century :3 B.C.
     
    Context :battle
    war/military campaign
    Motivation :political
    tactical/strategical
     
    Original Text :καί ποτε τῶν δρεπανηφόρων εἰς αὐτὸν ἀφεθέντων ὑποστὰς τροπὴν ἐποιήσατο, καὶ τῶν εἰς Συρίαν ὑπερβολῶν τοὺς ἀποτειχίζοντας ἐξελάσας ἐκράτησε. καὶ ὅλως ἐπῆρτο τῇ γνώμῃ, καὶ τοὺς στρατιώτας ἀνατεθαρρηκότας ὁρῶν παρεσκευάζετο διαγωνίσασθαι πρὸς τὸν Σέλευκον ἐπὶ τοῖς μεγίστοις ἄθλοις, ἠπορημένον ἤδη καὶ αὐτόν.
     
    Translation :Once in particular, when the scythe-bearing chariots were dashing down upon him, he avoided the charge, routed his assailants, drove away those who were fortifying the passes into Syria, and made himself master of them. And now he was completely lifted up in spirit, and seeing that his soldiers had recovered their courage, he made ready to fight to the finish with Seleucus for the supreme prizes. Seleucus himself was already in perplexity.
     
    Edition :Plutarch. Plutarch's Lives. with an English Translation by. Bernadotte Perrin. Cambridge, MA. Harvard University Press. London. William Heinemann Ltd. 1920. 9.
     
    Remark :topology: Since it is unclear which particular passes are meant we only listed Asia Minor as the general topology here.
     
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    Created at :2014-05-30 : 11:38:59
    Last changed :2021-01-13 : 12:58:55
    MyCoRe ID :Antiquity_violence_00001883
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