Object Metadata
Alexander attacks the Malli.

Related Conflict :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 (Group) :
  • Origin: Mallian, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Direct Consequence: defeat
  • Origin: Mallian, Age: mixed, Activity: mixed
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    Level :intersocial
    Source :Plutarch, Alexander 63.1 Paste CTS-Link
    Location :India (India)
    Time Periode :Hellenistic Greece
    Century :4 B.C.
    Year :326 B.C.
     
    Context :war/military campaign
    siege
    Motivation :tactical/strategical
    Long-Term Consequence :injury
     
    Original Text :πρὸς δὲ τοῖς καλουμένοις Μαλλοῖς, οὕς φασιν Ἰνδῶν μαχιμωτάτους γενέσθαι, μικρὸν ἐδέησε κατακοπῆναι.
     
    Translation :However, in attacking the people called Malli, who are said to have been the most warlike of the Indians, he came within a little of being cut down.
     
    Edition :Plutarch. Plutarch's Lives. with an English Translation by. Bernadotte Perrin. Cambridge, MA. Harvard University Press. London. William Heinemann Ltd. 1919. 7.
     
    Remark :long-term consequence: Alexander is severely wounded in battle, this is mentioned 63.3.
     
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    Created at :2015-07-13 : 02:37:24
    Last changed :2020-11-27 : 10:59:18
    MyCoRe ID :Antiquity_violence_00006640
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