Pericles fights bravely in combat against the Spartans

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Perpetrator (Person) :	Pericles Origin: Attic/Athenian, Age: adult, Activity: commander/general
Victim (Group) :	Origin: Spartan, Age: adult, Activity: soldier
Third Party (Group) :	Origin: Attic/Athenian, Age: adult, Activity: soldier
Level :	intersocial
Source :	Plutarch, Pericles 10.2Plutarch Pericles 10.2 Paste CTS-Link
Location :	Tanagra (Tanagra)
Time Periode :	Classical Greece
Century :	5 B.C.
Year :	457 B.C.
Context :	military war/military campaign battle
Motivation :	ambition political
Long-Term Consequence :	other
Original Text :	διὸ καὶ δοκεῖ Περικγῆς ἐρρωμενέστατα τὴν μάχην ἐκείνην ἀγωνίσασθαι καὶ γενέσθαι πάντων ἐπιφανέστατος ἀφειδήσας τοῦ σώματος.
Translation :	For which reason, it is thought, Pericles fought most sturdily in that battle, and was the most conspicuous of all in exposing himself to danger.
Edition :	Plutarch. Plutarch's Lives. with an English Translation by. Bernadotte Perrin. Cambridge, MA. Harvard University Press. London. William Heinemann Ltd. 1916. 3.
Remark :	long-term consequence: Though Pericles fought bravely, the Athenians lost the battle of Tanagra (Plut. Per. 10.2).
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