Many foraging soldiers of Septimius Severus are killed in quick attacks by Arabian Cavalry during the siege of Hatra.

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Related Conflict :	Siege of Hatra
Perpetrator (Group) :	Defenders of Hatra Origin: Arabian, Age: adult, Activity: soldier
Victim (Group) :	Roman Army of Septimius Severus Origin: Mixed, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Direct Consequence: losses
Third Party (Person) :	Lucius Septimius Severus Origin: Roman, Age: adult, Activity: monarch/ruler
Level :	intersocial
Source :	Lucius Cassius Dio, Roman History 76.11.2Lucius Cassius Dio Roman History 76.11.2 Paste CTS-Link
Location :	Hatra (Hatra)
Time Periode :	Roman Empire
Century :	A.D. 2
Year :	A.D. 198
Context :	war/military campaign siege ambush
Motivation :	tactical/strategical
Long-Term Consequence :	siege retreat
Original Text :	συχνοὶ μὲν γὰρ καὶ ἐν ταῖς προνομαῖς ἐφθείροντο, τῆς βαρβαρικῆς ἵππου ῾φημὶ δὴ τῆς τῶν Ἀραβίων πανταχοῦ ὀξέως τε καὶ σφοδρῶς ἐπιπιπτούσης αὐτοῖς:
Translation :	A good many were lost on foraging expeditions, as the barbarian cavalry (I mean that of the Arabians) kept assailing them everywhere in swift and violent attacks.
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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Last changed :	2021-04-05 : 09:53:27
MyCoRe ID :	Antiquity_violence_00008790
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