Roman soldiers attack the home of Gerontius, but he, his slaves and an Alani relative kill 300 of them with arrows.

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Perpetrator (Group) :	Origin: Roman, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Direct Consequence: losses
Victim (Person) :	Gerontius Origin: Britannian, Age: adult, Activity: commander/general, Reaction: fight back Origin: Alani, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Reaction: fight back
Victim (Group) :	Origin: Mixed, Age: mixed, Activity: slave/servant, Reaction: flight
Third Party (Person) :	Nonnichia, Age: adult, Activity: life partner
Level :	intrasocial interpersonal
Source :	Salminius Hermias Sozomenus, Ἐκκλησιαστικὴ ἱστορία/Historia ecclesiastica 9.13.4-5Salminius Hermias Sozomenus Ἐκκλησιαστικὴ ἱστορία/Historia ecclesiastica 9.13.4-5 Paste CTS-Link
Time Periode :	Roman Empire
Century :	A.D. 5
Year :	A.D. 411
Context :	military
Motivation :	tactical/strategical self-defence
Application :	shooting
Weapon :	bow
Long-Term Consequence :	death
Original Text :	Οἱ δὲ ἐν Ἱσπανίᾳ στρατιῶται, εὐκαταφρόνητον ἀπὸ τῆς φυγῆς δόξαντα τὸν Γερόντιον, ἐβουλεύσαντο ἀνελεῖν: καὶ φραξάμενοι, νύκτωρ αὐτοῦ τὴν οἰκίαν κατέδραμον. Ὁ δὲ, μεθ̓ ἑνὸς Ἀλανοῦ ἐπιτηδείου, καὶ ὀλίγων οἰκετῶν, ἄνωθεν τοξεύων, ὑπὲρ τοὺς τριακοσίους ἀναιρεῖ στρατιώτας. Ἐπιλειψάντων δὲ τῶν βελῶν, φεύγουσιν οἱ οἰκέται, καθέντες αὑτοὺς τοῦ οἰκήματος λάθρα. Γερόντιος δὲ τὸν ἶσον τρόπον διασωθῆναι δυνάμενος, οὐχ εἵλετο, κατασχεθεὶς ἔρωτι Νοννιχίας τῆς αὐτοῦ γαμετῆς.
Translation :	-
Edition :	Sozomeni Ecclesiastica Historia Volumes 1-2, ed. Robert Hussey, E Typographeo Academico, Oxford 1860.
Remark :	victim: The slaves fled once there were no more arrows, but Gerontius refused to follow suit. For the fate of Gerontius and his relatives, please refer to: "Roman soldiers set fire to the house of Gerontius, who then beheads his Alani relative and his wife, afterwards killing himself with a sword and dagger."
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