The army of Julian enters Pirisabora and attacks the defenders, who fight back with missiles.

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Related Conflict :	Campaign of Julian against Sassanid Persia, Siege of Pirisabora (363 AD)
Perpetrator (Group) :	Roman Army of Julian Origin: Mixed, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Reaction: attack
Victim (Group) :	Defenders of Pirisabora Origin: Persian, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Reaction: fight back
Level :	intersocial
Source :	Ammianus Marcellinus, History (Rerum Gestarum) 24.2.13Ammianus Marcellinus History (Rerum Gestarum) 24.2.13 Paste CTS-Link
Location :	Misichē/Pirisabora (Anbar)
Time Periode :	Roman Empire
Century :	A.D. 4
Year :	A.D. 363
Context :	war/military campaign siege
Motivation :	tactical/strategical
Application :	throwing weapon
Long-Term Consequence :	siege
Original Text :	Iamque ferocior miles, pervasa urbe quam viderat vacuam, adversus oppidanos ab arce multimoda tela fundentes, acri contentione pugnabat.
Translation :	And now the soldiers with greater confidence rushed through the city, seeing it deserted, and fought fiercely with the inhabitants, who from the citadel showered upon them missiles of many kinds.
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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