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By order of Mazaeus, the Persian cavalry attacks the Macedonian baggage train.

Related Conflict :Battle of Gaugamela, Wars of Alexander The Great
Perpetrator (Person) :
  • Mazaeus Origin: Persian, Age: adult, Activity: commander/general
Perpetrator (Group) :
  • Army of Darius III Origin: Mixed, Age: adult, Activity: soldier
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    Victim (Group) :
  • Army of Alexander III the Great Origin: Mixed, Age: adult, Activity: soldier
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    Third Party (Person) :
  • Parmenion Origin: Macedonian, Age: old, Activity: commander/general, Reaction: calling for help
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    Level :intersocial
    Source :Plutarch, Alexander 32.3 Paste CTS-Link
    Location :Gaugamela (Tell Gomel)
    Time Periode :Hellenistic Greece
    Century :4 B.C.
    Year :331 B.C.
     
    Context :war/military campaign
    battle
    Motivation :following orders
    tactical/strategical
     
    Original Text :Μαζαίου δὲ περιπέμψαντος ἔξω τῆς φάλαγγος ἱππεῖς τοῖς σκευοφυλακοῦσι προσβαλοῦντας. διὸ καὶ θορυβούμενος ὑπ᾽ ἀμφοτέρων ὁ Παρμενίων ἀπέστειλε πρὸς Ἀλέξανδρον ἀγγέλους φράζοντας οἴχεσθαι τὸν χάρακα καὶ τὰς ἀποσκευάς, εἰ μὴ κατὰ τάχος βοήθειαν ὀχυρὰν ἀπὸ τοῦ στόματος πέμψειε τοῖς ὄπισθεν,
     
    Translation :and when Mazaeus sent horsemen round outside the line of battle to attack those who were guarding the Macedonian baggage. Therefore, too, Parmenio, much disturbed by both occurrences, sent messengers to Alexander telling him that camp and baggage were gone, unless he speedily sent strong reinforcements from front to rear.
     
    Edition :Plutarch. Plutarch's Lives. with an English Translation by. Bernadotte Perrin. Cambridge, MA. Harvard University Press. London. William Heinemann Ltd. 1919. 7.
     
     
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    Created at :2015-01-12 : 07:48:47
    Last changed :2020-11-30 : 08:40:12
    MyCoRe ID :Antiquity_violence_00002129
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