Related Conflict : | Year of the Six Emperors, Siege of Aquileia |
Perpetrator (Group) : |
Roman Army of Maximinus Thrax Origin: Mixed, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Reaction: anger
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Victim (Person) : |
Maximinus Thrax Origin: Roman, Age: adult, Activity: monarch/ruler, Direct Consequence: death
Gaius Julius Verus Maximus Origin: Roman, Age: adult, Activity: monarch/ruler, Direct Consequence: death
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Level : | intrasocial |
Source : | Herodian, History of the Empire after Marcus Aurelius 8.5.9Herodian History of the Empire after Marcus Aurelius 8.5.9 |
Location : | Aquileia (Aquileia) |
Time Periode : | Roman Empire |
Century : | A.D. 3 |
Year : | A.D. 238 |
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Context : | siege mutiny regicide |
Motivation : | social political emotional other |
Application : | decapitating trampling down |
Weapon : | other/commentary |
Long-Term Consequence : | coronation/inauguration declaration of peace/truce |
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Original Text : | τολμήσαντες οὖν ἐπίασι τῇ σκηνῇ αὐτοῦ περὶ μέσην ἡμέραν, συναραμένων δὲ αὐτοῖς καὶ τῶν φρουρούντων δορυφόρων τάς τε εἰκόνας ἐκ τῶν σημείων κατασπῶσι, καὶ αὐτὸν σὺν τῷ παιδὶ προελθόντα τῆς σκηνῆς, ὡς δὴ ἄρα διαλέξαιτο αὐτοῖς, οὐκ ἀνασχόμενοι ἀναιροῦσι. φονεύουσι δὲ καὶ τὸν ἔπαρχον τοῦ στρατοῦ πάντας τε τοὺς ἐκείνῳ θυμήρεις φίλους· ῥίψαντές τε τὰ σώματα τοῖς βουλομένοις ἐνυβρίζειν καὶ πατεῖν εἴασαν κυσί τε καὶ ὄρνισι βοράν. τοῦ δὲ Μαξιμίνου καὶ τοῦ παιδὸς τὰς κεφαλὰς ἐς τὴν Ῥώμην ἔπεμψαν. |
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Translation : | With great daring the men went to Maximinus’ tent about mid-day, and tore down his portrait from the standards with the assistance of the bodyguards. When Maximinus and his son came out of their hut to try and negotiate, the soldiers killed them without listening. The military prefect was also killed, and all Maximinus’ close advisers. Their bodies were thrown out for anyone to desecrate and trample on, before being left to be torn to pieces by dogs and birds. The heads of Maximinus and his son were sent to Rome. |
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Edition : | Herodian. History of the Empire, Volume I: Books 1-4. Translated by C. R. Whittaker. Loeb Classical Library 454. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1969.
Herodian. History of the Empire, Volume II: Books 5-8. Translated by C. R. Whittaker. Loeb Classical Library 455. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1970. |
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Remark : | motive: Some of the soldiers were upset with Maximinus Thrax due to the unsuccessful siege, which left many sick and with dwindling supplies. (8.5.1-8) |
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