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The Persian defenders of Bezabde throw jars, millstones and pillars at the army of Constantius II., destroying their cover and forcing a retreat.

Related Conflict :Roman-Persian Wars of Constantius II. and Sapor II., Constantius II's Siege of Bezabde
Perpetrator (Group) :
  • Persian Army of Sapor II. Origin: Mixed, Age: adult, Activity: soldier
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    Victim (Group) :
  • Roman Army of Constantius II. Origin: Mixed, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Reaction: retreat
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    Level :intersocial
    Source :Ammianus Marcellinus, History (Rerum Gestarum) 20.11.10 Paste CTS-Link
    Location :Bezabde (Cizre)
    Time Periode :Roman Empire
    Century :A.D. 4
    Year :A.D. 361
     
    Context :siege
    Motivation :tactical/strategical
    Application :throwing weapon
    Weapon :stone
    other/commentary
    Long-Term Consequence :siege
     
    Original Text :Et vimineae crates cum procederent confidenter, essentque parietibus iam contiguae, dolia desuper cadebant et molae, et columnarum fragmenta, quorum ponderibus nimiis obruebantur oppugnatores, hiatuque violento disiectis operimentis, cum periculis ultimis evadebant.
     
    Translation :But when the wicker mantlets went confidently on and were already close to the walls, great jars fell from above along with millstones and pieces of columns, by the excessive weight of which the assailants were overwhelmed; and since their devices for protection were rent asunder with great gaps, they made their escape with the greatest peril.
     
    Edition :Ammianus Marcellinus. With An English Translation. John C. Rolfe, Ph.D., Litt.D. Cambridge. Cambridge, Mass., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1935-1940.
     
     
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    Created at :2021-07-25 : 10:33:29
    Last changed :2021-08-27 : 11:22:39
    MyCoRe ID :Antiquity_violence_00009883
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