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Family members of Mamersides are crucified as revenge for his surrender of the city of Pirisabora to the Romans.

Related Conflict :Campaign of Julian against Sassanid Persia
 
Victim (Group) :
  • Origin: Persian, Age: mixed, Activity: mixed, Direct Consequence: death
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    Third Party (Person) :
  • Mamersides/Momoseiros Origin: Persian, Age: adult, Activity: commander/general
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    Level :intrasocial
    Source :Ammianus Marcellinus, History (Rerum Gestarum) 24.5.3 Paste CTS-Link
    Time Periode :Roman Empire
    Century :A.D. 4
    Year :A.D. 363
     
    Context :siege
    jurisdictional
    Motivation :political
    Application :crucifixion
     
    Original Text :corpora vidit suffixa patibulis multa necessitudinum eius, quem prodidisse civitatem Pirisaboram rettulimus supra.
     
    Translation :There he saw the impaled bodies of many kinsmen of the man who (as I have already said) had surrendered the city of Pirisabora.
     
    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.
     
    Remark :context: The surrender of the city is mentioned in 24.2.21.
    topology: This occurs near an unnamed city that Ammianus details as previously destroyed by Carus. (24.5.3)
     
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    Created at :2021-09-22 : 12:15:37
    Last changed :2021-10-14 : 06:38:07
    MyCoRe ID :Antiquity_violence_00010756
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