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The Carthaginians destroy Gela.

Perpetrator (Person) :
  • Himilco Origin: Carthaginian, Age: adult, Activity: commander/general, Direct Consequence: victory
Perpetrator (Group) :
  • Army of Himilco Origin: Mixed, Age: adult, Activity: mercenary, Direct Consequence: victory
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    Victim (Group) :
  • Origin: Gelan, Age: mixed, Activity: mixed, Direct Consequence: death
  • Origin: Gelan, Age: mixed, Activity: mixed, Direct Consequence: enslavement
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    Level :intersocial
    Source :Plutarch, Timoleon 35.2 Paste CTS-Link
    Location :Gela (Gela)
    Time Periode :Classical Greece
    Century :5 B.C.
    Year :405 B.C.
     
    Context :war/military campaign
    siege
    sack
    Motivation :economical
    following orders
    political
    Long-Term Consequence :repopulation
     
    Original Text :καὶ γὰρ Ἀκράγαντα καὶ Γέλαν, πόλεις μεγάλας μετὰ τὸν Ἀττικὸν πόλεμον ὑπὸ Καρχηδονίων ἀναστάτους γεγενημένας, τότε κατῴκισαν
     
    Translation :Agrigentum and Gela, for instance, great cities which had been ruined and depopulated by the Carthaginians after the Attic war, were repeopled at this time
     
    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: Himilco commanded the Carthaginian army. This is taken from the New Pauly. http://referenceworks.brillonline.com/entries/brill-s-new-pauly/himilco-e513730
    victim: It is a safe assumption, that part of the inhabitants died and another part was enslaved.
    date: The date is taken from the New Pauly. http://referenceworks.brillonline.com/entries/brill-s-new-pauly/himilco-e513730
    longtermconsequence: The city is repopulated around 338 B.C. on the orders of Timoleon.
     
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    Created at :2015-03-02 : 09:14:32
    Last changed :2016-03-07 : 10:40:54
    MyCoRe ID :Antiquity_violence_00002540
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