Sunicas kills a Persian standard-bearer with a spear in battle at Dara.

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Related Conflict :	Roman-Persian War of 527-532 AD, Battle of Dara (530)
Perpetrator (Person) :	Sunicas Origin: Massagetae, Age: adult, Activity: commander/general
Victim (Person) :	Origin: Persian, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Direct Consequence: death
Level :	intersocial
Source :	Procopius, History of the Wars (De Bellis) 1.14.47Procopius History of the Wars (De Bellis) 1.14.47 Paste CTS-Link
Location :	Dara/Daras (Anastasioupolis) (Dara/Daras)
Time Periode :	Roman Empire
Century :	A.D. 6
Year :	A.D. 530
Context :	war/military campaign battle
Motivation :	tactical/strategical
Application :	stabbing
Weapon :	spear
Long-Term Consequence :	victory
Original Text :	ἐν τοῖς καὶ τὸν τοῦ Βαρεσμανᾶ τὸ σημεῖον φέροντα ξυνέπεσεν εἶναι, ὃν δὴ ὁ Σουνίκας τῷ δόρατι ἐπελθὼν παίει.
Translation :	Among these happened to be the standard bearer of Baresmanas, whom Sunicas charged and struck with his spear.
Edition :	Procopius: De Bellis; in: Procopius. History of the Wars, Volume I-V. ed. and transl. H. B. Dewing, Loeb Classical Library, Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1914-1928.
Remark :	long-term consequence: The Romans continued to surround the Persian soldiers on this flank, while the Persians attempted to regroup near the fallen banner. (1.14.48-49) For the following events, please refer to: "Sunicas kills one of the Persian commander Baresmanas, causing fear and flight of the Persian soldiers."
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