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Leaders of several cities who had supported Gordian are killed on orders of Capellianus.

Related Conflict :Year of the Six Emperors
Perpetrator (Group) :
  • Roman Army of Capellianus Origin: Mixed, Age: adult, Activity: soldier
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    Victim (Group) :
  • Origin: Mixed, Age: adult, Activity: mixed, Direct Consequence: death
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    Third Party (Person) :
  • Capellianus Origin: Roman, Age: adult, Activity: commander/general, Reaction: encouragement
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    Level :intersocial
    Source :Herodian, History of the Empire after Marcus Aurelius 7.9.11 Paste CTS-Link
    Time Periode :Roman Empire
    Century :A.D. 3
    Year :A.D. 238
     
    Context :war/military campaign
    Motivation :political
    Long-Term Consequence :plunder
    death
     
    Original Text :ἐπιών τε τὰς λοιπὰς πόλεις ὅσαι τὰς Μαξιμίνου τιμὰς καθῃρήκεσαν, τοὺς μὲν ἐξέχοντας ἐφόνευε, τοὺς δὲ δημότας ἐφυγάδευεν,
     
    Translation :He also attacked other cities that had destroyed dedications to Maximinus, killing the leading citizens and driving the lower class out of the territory.
     
    Edition :Herodian. History of the Empire, Volume I: Books 1-4. Translated by C. R. Whittaker. Loeb Classical Library 454. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1969.
    Herodian. History of the Empire, Volume II: Books 5-8. Translated by C. R. Whittaker. Loeb Classical Library 455. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1970.
     
    Remark :topology: These events most likely take place in Libya and the area of Carthage.
     
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    Created at :2021-02-20 : 10:28:08
    Last changed :2021-02-26 : 12:06:18
    MyCoRe ID :Antiquity_violence_00007936
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