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The right wing of Clodius Albinus throws javelins at the army of Septimius Severus in battle at Lyon.

Related Conflict :Battle of Lugdunum
Perpetrator (Group) :
  • Roman Army of Clodius Albinus Origin: Mixed, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Reaction: retreat
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    Victim (Group) :
  • Roman Army of Septimius Severus Origin: Mixed, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Reaction: attack
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    Third Party (Person) :
  • Decimus Clodius Albinus Origin: Roman, Age: adult, Activity: monarch/ruler
  • Lucius Septimius Severus Origin: Roman, Age: adult, Activity: monarch/ruler
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    Level :intrasocial
    Source :Lucius Cassius Dio, Roman History 76.6.3 Paste CTS-Link
    Location :Lugdunum (Lyon)
    Time Periode :Roman Empire
    Century :A.D. 2
    Year :A.D. 197
     
    Context :war/military campaign
    battle
    Motivation :tactical/strategical
    Application :throwing weapon
    Weapon :javelin
    Long-Term Consequence :battle
     
    Original Text :ἐν δὲ τούτῳ οἱ περὶ τὸ δεξιὸν κέρας τεταγμένοι τοῦ Ἀλβίνου στρατιῶται, κρυπτὰς τάφρους ἔχοντες πρὸ αὑτῶν καὶ ὀρύγματα γῇ ἐπιπολαίως κεκαλυμμένα, μέχρι μὲν ἐκείνων προῄεσαν καὶ ἠκόντιζον πόρρωθεν, περαιτέρω δὲ οὐ προεχώρουν, ἀλλὰ καὶ ὡς δεδιότες ἀνέστρεφον, ὅπως ἐπισπάσωνται τοὺ ἐναντίους ἐς δίωξιν:
     
    Translation :In the meantime Albinus' troops on the right wing, having concealed trenches in front of them and pits covered over with earth on the surface, advanced as far as these pitfalls and hurled their javelins at long range; then, instead of continuing to go forward, they turned back, as if frightened, with the purpose of drawing their foes in pursuit.
     
    Edition :Dio's Roman History. Cassius Dio Cocceianus. Earnest Cary. Herbert Baldwin Foster. William Heinemann, Harvard University Press. London; New York. 1914-.
     
     
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    Created at :2021-04-03 : 10:36:20
    Last changed :2021-04-03 : 11:04:05
    MyCoRe ID :Antiquity_violence_00008672
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