Was Mithridates a hero? And you?

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The extraordinary biography of Mithridates meets the expectations of mythical heroes, as identified by the mythographers Rank and Raglan, in a -point questionnaire that Adrienne Mayor outlines in this exciting book. We suggest that you also answer these questions for whoever you choose, be it a historical, legendary, fictional character or yourself, if you have traces of a hero. You just have to indicate the name of the character for whom you are filling out the questionnaire and answer each question. At the end of everything you can also leave us all the arguments you want. We will publish the most interesting and curious questionnaires on our blog, and among all participants we will raffle a copy of Mithridates. Implacable enemy of Rome . Caesar used the extraordinary Roman capacity for engineering and the no less extraordinary work capacity of the legionary to give himself a tactical advantage. He thus protected his flanks from a possible enveloping movement, more than feasible given the size of the Belgian army. The proconsul knew, as did generals like his uncle Mario before him, that the dolabra was as important as the gladius to win a battle.

Once this was done, he presented a line of battle in front of his camp, leaving the two new legions, the XIII and the XIV, as a reserve. There were some cavalry skirmishes, but the Belgians did not move, since, to reach the Romans, they had to cross a B2B Email List small muddy area – probably where the Miette stream now runs – and then attack uphill, which meant giving them a huge advantage on the contrary. Instead, part of the Belgian troops attempted to ford the Axona to attack the fort defended by Titurius and destroy the bridge, in order to cut off the However, according to the first theory, the young Harmodius would feel outraged when Hipparchus – who, more symbolically, co-ruled Athens with his brother Hippias, Pisistratus' natural successor – prevented his sister from participating as canephora – maidens who wore the basket of flowers and myrtle – in the parade of the year , when Hipparchus found out that she was not a virgin.



Deeply outraged by this offense, Harmodius, together with the help of his inseparable Aristogiton, made a resolution: the murder of the tyrant Hipparchus. Another version intertwines with the first, this time being that Hipparchus tried to seduce Harmodius, and the latter, faithful to Aristogiton, rejected the first. Hurt to his pride, Hipparchus decided to take revenge on Harmodius by preventing his sister – after having promised her – from participating in the Panathenaea, knowing that this would mean shame and dishonor for the family (Thucydides, VI. ). The tyrannicide Be that as it may, when the appointed day arrived, they discovered that both tyrants were not together. Hippias was in the Ceramicus neighborhood (according to Thucydides, the point from where the procession departed. According to Aristotle, next to the Leocorio, Athens Const. , , ) surrounded by his personal escort. On the other hand, Hipparchus was “next to the so-called Leocorio” without an escort or guard, which they took advantage of to jump on him and stab him to death . Aristogiton avenged jealousy. Harmodius, the outrage against his family. Blood was flowing through the.