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{{Act of Villainy | {{Act of Villainy | ||
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|perpetrator = [[Mithridates VI Eupator]]<br>Kingdom of Pontus | |perpetrator = [[Mithridates VI Eupator]]<br>Kingdom of Pontus | ||
|date = 88 BC | |date = 88 BC | ||
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Once Mithridates had secured all the provinces in question, he proceeded with his plans. He sent orders to the civil authorities of all cities under his control that on the thirtieth day after the letters were sent, they were to round up all Italian-born persons in the cities and kill them, regardless of age, sex or status. The massacres were carefully planned so that they would all occur on the same day, preventing the intended victims from having any forewarning. | Once Mithridates had secured all the provinces in question, he proceeded with his plans. He sent orders to the civil authorities of all cities under his control that on the thirtieth day after the letters were sent, they were to round up all Italian-born persons in the cities and kill them, regardless of age, sex or status. The massacres were carefully planned so that they would all occur on the same day, preventing the intended victims from having any forewarning. | ||
When the appointed day came, the civil authorities in all the towns targeted rounded up all Roman men, women and children and their Italian slaves and executed them ''en masse''. In many cities, such as Ephesus and Pergamum, the Romans were killed even as they attempted to seek refuge at the local temples, which traditionally should have granted them sanctuary. The Adramytteans forced their Romans into the sea and killed those who would not swim out to drown. In one city, Tralles, a single man identified by Appian as Theophilus of Paphlagonia was hired to do the work, bringing all the Romans into the Temple of Concord and | When the appointed day came, the civil authorities in all the towns targeted rounded up all Roman men, women and children and their Italian slaves and executed them ''en masse''. In many cities, such as Ephesus and Pergamum, the Romans were killed even as they attempted to seek refuge at the local temples, which traditionally should have granted them sanctuary. The Adramytteans forced their Romans into the sea and killed those who would not swim out to drown. In one city, Tralles, a single man identified by Appian as Theophilus of Paphlagonia was hired to do the work, bringing all the Romans into the Temple of Concord and cutting their hands off for embracing the sacred idols before killing them. | ||
===Aftermath=== | ===Aftermath=== | ||
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[[Category:List]] | [[Category:List]] | ||
[[Category:Ancient Villains]] | [[Category:Ancient Villains]] | ||
[[Category:Roman Time Villains]] | |||
[[Category:Villainous Event]] | [[Category:Villainous Event]] | ||
[[Category:Genocidal]] | [[Category:Genocidal]] | ||
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[[Category:Xenophobes]] | [[Category:Xenophobes]] | ||
[[Category:Destroyer of Innocence]] | [[Category:Destroyer of Innocence]] | ||
[[Category:Misopedists]] |