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Margrave Gunther of Merseburg and Count Siegfried plunder the Byzantine lands in Calabria and force them and those in Apulia to pay tribute.

Perpetrator (Person) :
  • Gunther, Margrave of Meißen and Merseburg Origin: Thuringi/Thuringian Gender: Male, Age: adult, Activity: commander/general, Reaction: joy, Direct Consequence: victory
  • Count Siegfried Origin: Unknown Gender: Male, Age: adult, Activity: commander/general, Reaction: joy, Direct Consequence: victory
Perpetrator (Group) :
  • Army of Otto I. the Great (HRE) Origin: Mixed Gender: Male, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Reaction: joy, Direct Consequence: victory
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    Victim (Group) :
  • Origin: Byzantine Gender: Mixed, Age: mixed, Activity: official, Reaction: surrender
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    Third Party (Person) :
  • Otto I. the Great, Holy Roman Emperor Origin: Saxon Gender: Male, Age: adult, Activity: monarch/ruler
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    Level :intersocial
    Source :Thietmar of Merseburg, Chronicon sive Gesta Saxonum 2,15 Paste CTS-Link
    Time Periode :Ottonian Period
    Century :A.D. 10
    Year :A.D. 969
     
    Context :war/military campaign
    plunder
    Motivation :tactical/strategical
    political
    emotional
    economical
    Long-Term Consequence :treaty/agreement/pact
     
    Original Text :Hic detrimentum suorum graviter ferens, milites optimos Gunterium ac Sigifridum tale facinus ad ulciscendum in Calabriam propere misit. Qui Danaos victoria priori elatos et sibi occurrentes occiderunt, alios autem in fuga comprehensos obtruncant naribus; tributum a Grecis in Calabria et Apulia extorquentes spoliisque ditati cum gaudio remeabant.
     
    Translation :-
     
    Edition :Thietmari Merseburgensis Episcopi Chronicon, In: W. Trillmich; S. Patzold, Thietmar von Merseburg: Chronik (FSGA 9), 9th Ed. Darmstadt 2017.
     
    Remark :context: This was as punishment for the attack on and death of envoys sent to the Byzantine emperor to arrange a marriage between one of his daughters and King Otto's son.
    context: For the related victory over the Byzantines and the mutilation of those captured, refer to: "Margrave Gunther of Merseburg and Count Siegfried are sent to Calabria by King Otto the Great to punish the Byzantines, killing many and cutting off the noses of those they capture."
     
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    Created at :2023-01-16 : 10:39:29
    Last changed :2023-01-26 : 09:28:23
    MyCoRe ID :Antiquity_violence_00013217
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