The Aetolians plunder and ravage the territories of Patrae, Dyme, and Messenia.

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Perpetrator (Group) :	Army of the Aetolian League Origin: Greek, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Direct Consequence: victory
Victim (Group) :	Origin: Greek, Age: mixed, Direct Consequence: defeat
Level :	intersocial
Source :	Plutarch, Aratus 47.1Plutarch Aratus 47.1 Paste CTS-Link
Location :	Messenia (Messenia), Dyme (Dyme), Patrae (Patras)
Time Periode :	Hellenistic Greece
Century :	3 B.C.
Year :	220 B.C.
Context :	plunder
Motivation :	economical emotional political
Weapon :	unknown
Long-Term Consequence :	death destruction/devastation deportation
Original Text :	καὶ τὴν μὲν Πατρέων καὶ Δυμαίων λεηλασίαν ὁδοῦ πάρεργον ἐποιήσαντο, τὴν δὲ Μεσσήνην ἐμβαλόντες ἐπόρθουν.
Translation :	[A]nd after plundering the territories of Patrae and Dyme on their way, they invaded Messenia and ravaged it.
Edition :	Plutarch. Plutarch's Lives. with an English Translation by. Bernadotte Perrin. Cambridge, MA. Harvard University Press. London. William Heinemann Ltd. 1926. 11.
Remark :	motive: Since the plundering of Messenia happened shortly after Messenia had joined the Achaean league, the motive of the Aetolians could possibly be revenge.
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