Massacre

massacre of Thessalonica

390 · 40.63° N, 22.95° E

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390
Type
Massacre
Morts
7 000
Coordonnées
40.63° N, 22.95° E
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390 Roman massacre under Theodosius I

Massacre of Thessalonica

390 Roman massacre under Theodosius I

The Massacre of Thessalonica in Macedonia, Greece, was a massacre of local civilians by Roman troops which is believed to have occurred around 390. According to Sozomen, in June of that year, Butheric, a Roman general stationed in Thessalonica as a magister militum, was lynched in an urban riot by an angry mob in the circus after having a famous circus charioteer arrested for pederasty, and refusing the people's dema…

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