Alexander grabs Cassander by the hair and smashes his head against the wall.

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Related Conflict :	Wars of Alexander The Great
Perpetrator (Person) :	Alexander III the Great Origin: Macedonian, Age: adult, Activity: monarch/ruler
Victim (Person) :	Cassander Origin: Macedonian, Age: adult, Activity: commander/general, Direct Consequence: injury
Level :	interpersonal
Source :	Plutarch, Alexander 74.2Plutarch Alexander 74.2 Paste CTS-Link
Location :	Babylon (Babylon)
Time Periode :	Hellenistic Greece
Century :	4 B.C.
Year :	324 B.C.
Context :	civilian
Motivation :	emotional
Application :	head smashing
Weapon :	bare hands/no weapons
Long-Term Consequence :	other
Original Text :	ὁ δὲ Ἀλέξανδρος ὠργίσθη, καὶ δραξάμενος αὐτοῦ τῶν τριχῶν σφόδρα ταῖς χερσὶν ἀμφοτέραις ἔπαισε τὴν κεφαλὴν πρὸς τὸν τοῖχον.
Translation :	But Alexander was enraged, and clutching him fiercely by the hair with both hands dashed his head against the wall.
Edition :	Plutarch. Plutarch's Lives. with an English Translation by. Bernadotte Perrin. Cambridge, MA. Harvard University Press. London. William Heinemann Ltd. 1919. 7.
Remark :	long-term consequence: Cassander developed a life-long fear of Alexander and his image. This is mentioned in 74.4.
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