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The Athenians are unable to take Byzantium by force

Perpetrator (Person) :
  • Alcibiades Origin: Attic/Athenian, Age: adult, Activity: commander/general, Direct Consequence: stalemate
Perpetrator (Group) :
  • Origin: Mixed, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Direct Consequence: stalemate
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    Victim (Person) :
  • Clearchus Origin: Spartan, Age: adult, Activity: commander/general, Direct Consequence: stalemate
  • Helixus Origin: Megarian, Age: adult, Activity: commander/general, Direct Consequence: stalemate
  • Coeratadas Origin: Boeotian, Age: adult, Activity: commander/general, Direct Consequence: stalemate
  • Cydon Origin: Byzantine, Age: adult, Reaction: interference, Direct Consequence: stalemate
  • Ariston Origin: Byzantine, Age: adult, Reaction: interference, Direct Consequence: stalemate
  • Anaxicrates Origin: Byzantine, Age: adult, Reaction: interference, Direct Consequence: stalemate
  • Lycurgus Origin: Byzantine, Age: adult, Reaction: interference, Direct Consequence: stalemate
  • Anaxilaus Origin: Byzantine, Age: adult, Reaction: interference, Direct Consequence: stalemate
  • Victim (Group) :
  • Origin: Megarian, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Direct Consequence: stalemate
  • Origin: Boeotian, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Direct Consequence: stalemate
  • Origin: Byzantine, Age: mixed, Activity: mixed, Direct Consequence: stalemate
  • Origin: Spartan, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Direct Consequence: stalemate
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    Level :intersocial
    Source :Xenophon of Athens, Hellenica 1.3.16 Paste CTS-Link
    Location :Byzantion/Byzantium/Constantinople (Istanbul)
    Time Periode :Classical Greece
    Century :5 B.C.
    Year :408 B.C.
     
    Context :military
    war/military campaign
    conquest
    siege
    Motivation :political
    Weapon :other/commentary
    Long-Term Consequence :capture
    surrender
    victory
     
    Original Text :οἱ δ᾽ Ἀθηναῖοι ὡς οὐδὲν ἐδύναντο διαπράξασθαι κατ᾽ ἰσχύν, ἔπεισάν τινας τῶν Βυζαντίων προδοῦναι τὴν πόλιν.
     
    Translation :Now the Athenians, finding that they were unable to accomplish anything by force, persuaded some of the Byzantines to betray the city.
     
    Edition :Xenophon. Xenophontis opera omnia, vol. 1. Oxford, Clarendon Press. 1900 (repr. 1968).
     
    Remark :perpetrator: The Athenian army of Alcibiades is probably mixed in its origion: Besides Attic/Athenian the soldiers have to be also Chersonesians and Thracian as is said in 1.3.10. The involvment of Alcibiades in this siege can be found in Xen. Hell. 1.3.20.
    victim: The soldiers of Clearchus are some Laconian Perioeci and a few emancipated Helots (Xen. Hell. 1.3.16). The involvement of Cydon, Ariston, Anaxicrates, Lycurgus and Anaxilaus is known by Xen. Hell. 1.3.18. They interfere by betraying the city and open its gates to let in the Athenian army. The involvement of the other victims can be found in Xen. Hell. 1.3.15.
    long-term consequence: Since nothing could be achieved by the siege, the Athenians capture the city by betrayal later on and Helixus, Coeratadas and all their troops surrender themselves and become prisioners (Xen. Hell. 1.3.16-22).
    Notes :Weapon: In Xen. Hell. 1.3.14 missiles are mentioned as weapons trying to capture Byzantium.
     
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    Created at :2018-08-22 : 08:16:39
    Last changed :2021-01-18 : 12:18:30
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