SPEAR Factoids about Violence

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event: In June 363 Ḥazirān A. Gr. 674 Julian made war against Persia . See factoid page

event: Observing the holiness of Mare, Satan encouraged robbers to abuse him, under the impression that the queen's chamberlains were bringing him gold. Mare overtook his assailants by stealing their weapons and attacking them. See factoid page

event: Stephen had been ordained by force. See factoid page

event: Sometime between 519 and 525 Severus of Antioch sent a letter to Didymus on the subject of a barbarian incursion and the persecution of the non-Chalcedonians. See factoid page

event: Sometime between 519 and 525 there was a barbarian incursion into Roman territory. Brooks suggests that this likely refers to the incursion of Al Mundhir. and See factoid page

event: Sergius received a blessing from Maro and then set out to visit the churh in Amida. Sergius walked into the church in Amida, carrying a cross, and planted his cross on the chancel steps before seizing the preacher, Bishop Abraham, by the neck and throwing him to the ground. Sergius mounted the steps and addressed the crowd: "Cursed are the renegades; cursed are the persecutors; cursed is the synod of Chaledon, and whosoever assents to it. Cursed is every soul that receives the oblation from you and assents to your opinion unless he repents." The crowd, a mixture of believers and synod supporters, responded with praise and anger. See factoid page

event: Abraham calmed the angry mob and sent them away by telling them that he would examine Sergius inside the church. Once inside, Abraham and Anonymi 3689 beat Sergius severely before shaving off his hair, which marked his ascetic profession, and putting him in irons in order to transport him to the monastery of 'Tryz. See factoid page

event: Sergius was confined on the third floor in the middle of the monastery of 'Tryz and tortured. After some time, Sergius managed to escape by slipping out of his irons and jumping from the third-floor window. Sergius returned to Simeon and received permission to build a monastery in the settlement of Qlwfyte. See factoid page

event: On 18 December A. D. 531 18 Kānun I A. Gr. 843 the Huns entered Roman territory and plundered as far as the area around Aleppo and Antioch . See factoid page

event: In May 540 Iyār A. Gr. 851 Chosroes broke the peace and invaded Roman territory . He laid waste Shura , Aleppo , and Antioch . The following factoids deal with closely related events: 8559-538, 8559-542 The following factoids deal with closely related events: 8559-538, 8559-542 See factoid page

event: Lucius Verus and his brother Commodus conquered the Parthians in 165/6 This regularized date was calculated by the SPEAR editor from a non-calendrical dating system such as regnal years, etc. the fifth year of Lucius's reign . This regularized date was calculated by the SPEAR editor from a non-calendrical dating system such as regnal years, etc. See factoid page

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“Keyword Page for Violence,” in SPEAR: Syriac Persons Events and Relations, general editor Daniel L. Schwartz, $nav-base/aggregate/keyword/violence.html, 2023-03-23T12:33:56.886-04:00.

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