Object Metadata
Agilo and Gomoarius are sawn in half on orders of Valens, although he had promised them favourable treatment.

 
Victim (Person) :
  • Agilo Origin: Alemanni/Swabian, Age: adult, Activity: commander/general, Direct Consequence: death
  • Gomoarius Origin: Germanic, Age: adult, Activity: commander/general, Direct Consequence: death
  •  
    Third Party (Person) :
  • Flavius Valens Origin: Roman, Age: adult, Activity: monarch/ruler
  •  
    Level :intrasocial
    Source :Salminius Hermias Sozomenus, Ἐκκλησιαστικὴ ἱστορία/Historia ecclesiastica 6.8.2-3 Paste CTS-Link
    Location :Nacolia/Nacolea (Seyitgazi)
    Time Periode :Roman Empire
    Century :A.D. 4
    Year :A.D. 366
     
    Context :military
    jurisdictional
    Motivation :political
    following orders
    Application :tearing apart
    Weapon :other/commentary
     
    Original Text :Ὁ δὲ, ἐκ τῆς Συρίας ἐλάσας, συμβάλλει αὐτῷ περὶ Νακόλειαν τῆς Φρυγίας πόλιν: προδοσίᾳ τε Ἀγέλωνος καὶ Γωμαρίου τῶν αὐτοῦ στρατηγῶν, ζωγρήσας, αὐτόν τε καὶ τοὺς προδότας ἐλεεινῶς ἀνεῖλε. Τοὺς μὲν γὰρ λέγεται, καίπερ εὐνοεῖν αὐτοῖς ὀμόσας, πρίοσι διχῆ διελεῖν.
     
    Translation :-
     
    Edition :Sozomeni Ecclesiastica Historia Volumes 1-2, ed. Robert Hussey, E Typographeo Academico, Oxford 1860.
     
    Remark :long-term consequence: For the previous capture of Procopius with the assistance of Agilo and Gomoarius, please refer to: "Valens captures the usurper Procopius alive due to betrayal from the latter's generals Agilo and Gomoarius."
     
    Basket :Add to basket...
    Share/Save :Share/Save
     
    Created at :2021-10-26 : 11:14:29
    Last changed :2021-11-01 : 09:32:20
    MyCoRe ID :Antiquity_violence_00011235
    Static URL :https://ml-s-eris.rrz.uni-hamburg.de/receive/Antiquity_violence_00011235