Aurelius Victor: Carus attacks and defeats Persia but, going too far beyond Ctesiphon, is struck and burned by lightning.; Eutropius: Carus attacks…
Carus attacks and defeats Persia but, going too far beyond Ctesiphon, is struck and burned by lightning.
Ubi fusis hostibus, dum gloriae inconsulte avidior Thesiphonta urbem Parthiae inclitam transgreditur, fulminis tactu conflagravit.
Location: Aur. Vict. Caes. 38.3
Carus attacks and defeats Persia and takes the renowned cities of Coche (Seleucia) and Ctesiphon.
Ipsos proelio fudit, Cochen et Ctesiphontem, urbes nobilissimas, cepit.
Location: Eutr. 9.18
Carus, camped by the Tigris, is killed by a thunderbolt from the gods.
Et cum castra super Tigridem haberet, vi divini fulminis periit.
Location: Eutr. 9.18
He gathers Probus's forces and goes to Persia, conquers Mesopotamia without resistance, advances to Ctesiphon, and takes the title 'Persicus Maximus'
Ingenti apparatu et totis viribus Probi profligato magna ex parte bello Sarmatico, quod gerebat, contra Persas profectus nullo sibi occurrente Mesopotamiam…
Location: Car. 8.1
The ailing Carus dies in his tent amid thunder and lightning (a rumor says he was struck by lightning)
negari non potest eo tempore quo periit tantum fuisse subito tonitruum ut multi terrore ipso exanimati esse dicantur. cum igitur aegrotaret atque in tentorio…
Location: Car. 8.3
Carus invades Persia and reaches Ctesiphon, winning the title of Persian emperor, but soon dies, either from the soldiers or by lightning.
ative we have collected from other authors this short account;) "Probus was succeeded by Carus, who marched against the Persians as far as Ctesiphon, where he…
Location: Zos. 1 (1814 영역) p.35
A and B are two of the sources listed above.
| On what point | Source A | Source B | What differs (in Korean) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Eutropius, Breviarium | Historia Augusta | a는 싸워서 이겼다, b는 저항 없이 메소포타미아 정복 |
| Outcome | Eutropius, Breviarium | Historia Augusta | a는 신의 벼락에 죽음, b는 병들어 숨짐(벼락은 소문) |
| Place | Aurelius Victor, De Caesaribus | Eutropius, Breviarium | a는 크테시폰 근처, b는 티그리스 가 |
Place: Ctesiphon
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