The Roman soldier Ascan kills many notable Persians before being hacked to pieces along 800 other soldiers in battle near Callinicum.

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Related Conflict :	Roman-Persian War of 527-532 AD, Battle of Callinicum (531AD)
Perpetrator (Person) :	Ascan Origin: Roman, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Reaction: fight back, Direct Consequence: death
Perpetrator (Group) :	Roman Army of Justinian I. Origin: Mixed, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Reaction: retreat, Direct Consequence: losses
Victim (Group) :	Persian Army of Cavades I. Origin: Mixed, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Reaction: fight back, Direct Consequence: losses
Level :	intersocial
Source :	Procopius, History of the Wars (De Bellis) 1.18.38Procopius History of the Wars (De Bellis) 1.18.38 Paste CTS-Link
Location :	Nikephorion (Ar-Raqqah)
Time Periode :	Roman Empire
Century :	A.D. 6
Year :	A.D. 531
Context :	war/military campaign battle
Motivation :	tactical/strategical
Original Text :	ἐν τοῖς καὶ Ἀσκὰν ἦν, ὃς δὴ πολλοὺς μὲν κτείνας τῶν ἐν Πέρσαις δοκίμων, κρεουργηθεὶς δὲ κατὰ βραχὺ μόλις ἔπεσε, λόγο αὑτοῦ πολὺν τοῖς πολεμίοις ἀπολιπών. καὶ ξὺν αὐτῷ ἄλλοι ὀκτακόσιοι ἄνδρες ἀγαθοὶ γενόμενοι ἐν τῷ πόνῳ τούτῳ ἀπέθανον,
Translation :	Among these was Ascan who, after killing many of the notables among the Persians, was gradually hacked to pieces and finally fell, leaving to the enemy abundant reason to remember him. And with him eight hundred others perished after shewing themselves brave men in this struggle,
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.
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