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Chapters: Massacre of Thessalonica, List of state leaders in 390, 390 AD, . Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 18. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Massacre of Thessalonica was a retaliatory action by the Roman Emperor Theodosius I in 390 against the inhabitants of Thessalonica, who had risen in revolt. In April 390, Butheric, the Roman military commander in command of Illyricum (which included Thessalonica), had a popular charioteer arrested for a sexual offence. The populace demanded the charioteer's release and, as Butheric refused, a general mutiny ensued which cost Butheric and several other Roman authorities their lives. As soon as Theodosius heard of the uprising, he got very angry, ordering an immediate retaliation. However, the army units sent to Thessalonica acted as if they had captured a hostile city and massacred several thousands of its inhabitants. Church historian Theodoretus puts the figure at about 7.000, saying: Although the Emperor changed his mind rather quickly and sent another messenger to cancel his previous order and to prevent the troops from massacring the inhabitants of the city, this revocation came too late. Ambrose, the bishop of Milan, after hearing about the massacre, left Milan (which was the residence of Theodosius at that time) and refused to celebrate a mass in Emperor's presence, until Theodosius repented. In a letter to the emperor, Ambrose explained his position and gave reasons for his resolution: "What could I do? Should I not hear? But I could not clog my ears with wax, as old fables tell. Should I then speak about what I heard? But I was obliged to avoid precisely what I feared could be brought about by your orders, that is, a bloodshed. Should I remain silent? But then the worst thing would happen as my conscience would be bound and m...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=14599493


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  • ISBN-13: 9781156000663
  • Publisher: Books LLC
  • Publisher Imprint: Books LLC
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 20
  • Spine Width: 1 mm
  • Weight: 54 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1156000661
  • Publisher Date: 15 Sep 2010
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: Massacre of Thessalonica, List of State Leaders in 390, 390 Ad,
  • Width: 189 mm


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