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The sons of Dionysius II are killed in Locris.

Perpetrator (Group) :
  • Origin: Locrian, Age: mixed, Activity: mixed
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    Victim (Group) :
  • Origin: Syracusan, Age: adult, Direct Consequence: death
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    Level :intersocial
    Source :Plutarch, Timoleon 13.5 Paste CTS-Link
    Location :Lokris (Locris)
    Time Periode :Classical Greece
    Century :4 B.C.
     
    Context :civilian
    revolt
    Motivation :emotional
    Long-Term Consequence :other
     
    Original Text :καὶ γὰρ υἱῶν ἐνηλίκων θανάτους
     
    Translation :For he lived to see the violent deaths of his grown-up sons
     
    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: This was done by the people of Locris as a revenge for Dionysius' cruel regime. The information is taken from Pauly-Wissowas Realencyclopaedie, Vol. V,1, "Dionysios".
    long-term consequence: The bodies are cast into the sea. This is mentioned later in the paragraph.
     
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    Created at :2016-03-01 : 11:20:34
    Last changed :2020-11-16 : 08:31:34
    MyCoRe ID :Antiquity_violence_00003350
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