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The Thurians fight a war against the Bruttians.

Perpetrator (Group) :
  • Origin: Thuringi/Thuringian, Age: adult, Activity: soldier
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    Victim (Group) :
  • Origin: Bruttian, Age: adult, Activity: soldier
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    Third Party (Group) :
  • Origin: Corinthian, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Reaction: help
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    Level :intersocial
    Source :Plutarch, Timoleon 16.2 Paste CTS-Link
    Location :Italia (Italy)
    Time Periode :Classical Greece
    Century :4 B.C.
     
    Context :war/military campaign
    Motivation :unknown
     
    Original Text :Θουρίων γὰρ ἐπὶ Βρεττίους στρατευόντων τήν πόλιν παραλαβόντες ὥσπερ πατρίδα καθαρῶς καὶ πιστῶς διεφύλαξαν.
     
    Translation :When the Thurians, namely, went on an expedition against the Bruttians, the Corinthians received their city in charge, and guarded it honestly and faithfully to the end, as though it were their own.
     
    Edition :Plutarch. Plutarch's Lives. with an English Translation by. Bernadotte Perrin. Cambridge, MA. Harvard University Press. London. William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. 6.
     
    Remark :perpetrator: From the text itself it is not clear whether the Thurians or the Bruttians won. The Thurians are listed as the perpetrators here because they were the aggressors.
    thirdperson: The Corinthians defend Thurii during the expedition.
    Notes :The period is also "Early Italy".
     
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    Created at :2015-02-11 : 10:16:51
    Last changed :2016-02-29 : 02:50:03
    MyCoRe ID :Antiquity_violence_00002316
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