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Timoleon's light-armed troops kill many of the Carthaginian mercenaries on the run.

Perpetrator (Person) :
  • Demaretus Origin: Corinthian, Age: adult, Activity: commander/general, Direct Consequence: victory
  • Timoleon Origin: Corinthian, Age: adult, Activity: commander/general, Direct Consequence: victory
Perpetrator (Group) :
  • Army of Timoleon Origin: Mixed, Age: adult, Activity: mercenary, Direct Consequence: victory
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    Victim (Group) :
  • Army of Hamilcar and Hasdrubal Origin: Mixed, Age: adult, Activity: mercenary, Reaction: flight, Direct Consequence: losses
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    Third Party (Person) :
  • Hamilcar Origin: Carthaginian, Age: adult, Activity: commander/general, Reaction: flight
  • Hasdrubal Origin: Carthaginian, Age: adult, Activity: commander/general, Reaction: flight
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    Level :intersocial
    Source :Plutarch, Timoleon 28.5 Paste CTS-Link
    Location :Krimesos (Crimesus)
    Time Periode :Classical Greece
    Century :4 B.C.
    Year :342 B.C.
     
    Context :war/military campaign
    battle
    Motivation :following orders
     
    Original Text :πολλοὺς δὲ ὁ ποταμὸς τοῖς ἔτι περαιουμένοις συμπίπτοντας ἐμβάλλων καὶ παραφέρων ἀπώλλυε, πλείστους δὲ τῶν λόφων ἐφιεμένους ἐπιθέοντες οἱ ψιλοὶ κατειργάσαντο.
     
    Translation :and many the river dashed upon and carried away to destruction as they encountered those who were still trying to cross, but most of them the light-armed Greeks ran upon and despatched as they were making for the hills.
     
    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: Demaretus' presence as commander of the cavalry is mentioned in 27.4. Although they are called "Greeks" in the source, Timoleon's army consisted of mercenaries of diverse origin at this point.
     
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    Created at :2015-02-20 : 02:01:37
    Last changed :2016-03-03 : 02:10:59
    MyCoRe ID :Antiquity_violence_00002506
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