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Alexander ambushes Indian mercenaries on the march.

Related Conflict :Wars of Alexander The Great
Perpetrator (Person) :
Perpetrator (Group) :
  • Army of Alexander III the Great Origin: Macedonian, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Direct Consequence: victory
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    Victim (Group) :
  • Origin: Indian, Age: adult, Activity: mercenary, Direct Consequence: death
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    Level :intersocial
    Source :Plutarch, Alexander 59.3 Paste CTS-Link
    Location :India (India)
    Time Periode :Hellenistic Greece
    Century :4 B.C.
     
    Context :war/military campaign
    ambush
    Motivation :following orders
    political
    tactical/strategical
     
    Original Text :ἐπεὶ δὲ τῶν Ἰνδῶν οἱ μαχιμώτατοι μισθοφοροῦντες ἐπεφοίτων ταῖς πόλεσιν ἐρρωμένως ἀμύνοντες καὶ πολλὰ τὸν Ἀλέξανδρον ἐκακοποίουν, σπεισάμενος ἔν τινι πόλει πρὸς αὐτούς ἀπιόντας ἐν ὁδῷ λαβὼν ἅπαντας ἀπέκτεινε,
     
    Translation :The best fighters among the Indians, however, were mercenaries, and they used to go about to the different cities and defend them sturdily, and wrought much harm to Alexander's cause. Therefore, after he had made a truce with them in a certain city and allowed them to depart, he fell upon them as they marched and slew them all.
     
    Edition :Plutarch. Plutarch's Lives. with an English Translation by. Bernadotte Perrin. Cambridge, MA. Harvard University Press. London. William Heinemann Ltd. 1919. 7.
     
     
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    Created at :2015-07-10 : 08:50:51
    Last changed :2020-11-25 : 04:32:26
    MyCoRe ID :Antiquity_violence_00002623
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