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Battle between Agesilaus II and Tissaphernes

Perpetrator (Person) :
  • Agesilaus II Origin: Spartan, Age: adult, Activity: commander/general, Direct Consequence: victory
Perpetrator (Group) :
  • Army of Agesilaus II Origin: Greek, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Direct Consequence: victory
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    Victim (Person) :
  • Tissaphernes Origin: Persian, Age: adult, Activity: commander/general, Reaction: flight, Direct Consequence: defeat
  • Victim (Group) :
  • Cavalry of Tissaphernes Origin: Persian, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Reaction: flight, Direct Consequence: defeat
  • Cavalry of Tissaphernes Origin: Persian, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Reaction: flight, Direct Consequence: death
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    Level :intersocial
    Source :Plutarch, Agesilaus 10.3 Paste CTS-Link
    Location :Sardis (Sart)
    Time Periode :Classical Greece
    Century :4 B.C.
     
    Context :military
    war/military campaign
    battle
    Motivation :tactical/strategical
    Long-Term Consequence :plunder
    execution
     
    Original Text :ἐκ ταύτης τῆς μάχης οὐ μόνον ὑπῆρξεν αὐτοῖς ἄγειν καὶ φέρειν ἀδεῶς τὴν βασιλέως χώραν, ἀλλὰ καὶ δίκην ἐπιδεῖν Τισαφέρνην διδόντα, μοχθηρὸν ἄνδρα καὶ τῷ γένει τῶν Ἑλλήνων ἀπεχθέστατον.
     
    Translation :As a result of this battle, the Greeks could not only harry the country of the King without fear, but had the satisfaction of seeing due punishment inflicted upon Tisaphernes, an abominable man, and most hateful to the Greek race.
     
    Edition :Plutarch Lives V: Agesilaus and Pompey, Pelopidas and Marcellus, Ed. Jeffrey Henderson, trans. Bernadotte Perrin (The Loeb Classical Library 87), Harvard University Press: Cambridge/MA - London 1961 (first ed. 1917).
     
    Remark :long-term consequence: Tissaphernes is executed by Tithraustes on behalf of the Persian King (Plut. Ages. 10.4).
    Notes :The battle is described in Plut. Ages. 10.3.
     
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    Created at :2020-10-06 : 04:57:42
    Last changed :2020-11-20 : 09:56:52
    MyCoRe ID :Antiquity_violence_00005646
    Static URL :https://ml-s-eris.rrz.uni-hamburg.de/receive/Antiquity_violence_00005646