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Alexander's infantry routs the Persian troops after a short fight during the Battle at the Granicus.

Related Conflict :Battle of the Granicus, Wars of Alexander The Great
Perpetrator (Person) :
Perpetrator (Group) :
  • Army of Alexander III the Great Origin: Macedonian, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Direct Consequence: victory
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    Victim (Person) :
  • Memnon Origin: Rhodian, Age: adult, Activity: commander/general, Direct Consequence: defeat
  • Victim (Group) :
  • Army of Memnon Origin: Mixed, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Reaction: flight, Direct Consequence: defeat
  • Army of Memnon Origin: Greek, Age: adult, Activity: mercenary, Reaction: begging for mercy/sueing for peace
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    Level :intersocial
    Source :Plutarch, Alexander 16.6 Paste CTS-Link
    Location :Granikos (Biga Çayı)
    Time Periode :Hellenistic Greece
    Century :4 B.C.
    Year :334 B.C.
     
    Context :war/military campaign
    battle
    Motivation :tactical/strategical
    Long-Term Consequence :death
     
    Original Text :ἐν τούτῳ δὲ κινδύνου καὶ ἀγῶνος οὔσης τῆς ἱππομαχίας ἥ τε φάλαγξ διέβαινε τῶν Μακεδόνων καὶ συνῆγον αἱ πεζαὶ δυνάμεις, οὐ μὴν ὑπέστησαν εὐρώστως οὐδὲ πολὺν χρόνον, ἀλλ᾽ ἔφυγον τραπόμενοι, πλὴν τῶν μισθοφόρων Ἑλλήνων, οὗτοι δὲ πρός τινι λόφῳ συστάντες ᾔτουν τὰ πιστὰ τόν Ἀλέξανδρον.
     
    Translation :While Alexander's cavalry were making such a dangerous and furious fight, the Macedonian phalanx crossed the river and the infantry forces on both sides engaged. The enemy, however, did not resist vigorously, nor for a long time, but fled in a rout, all except the Greek mercenaries. These made a stand at a certain eminence, and asked that Alexander should promise them quarter.
     
    Edition :Plutarch. Plutarch's Lives. with an English Translation by. Bernadotte Perrin. Cambridge, MA. Harvard University Press. London. William Heinemann Ltd. 1919. 7.
     
    Remark :victim: Memnon's army is listed twice because the two different parts react differently to the attack.
    victim: According to the entry in the New Pauly, Memnon was in command at the Granicus. http://referenceworks.brillonline.com/entries/brill-s-new-pauly/granicus-e427330
    long-term consequence: After Alexander did not give them quarter, the mercenaries fight to their death. This is mentioned in 16.7
     
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    Created at :2015-09-10 : 10:00:30
    Last changed :2020-11-25 : 04:34:32
    MyCoRe ID :Antiquity_violence_00006613
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