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Topic: Thessalonica, Massacre of
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Thessalonica, Massacre of

Years: 390 - 390

The Massacre of Thessalonica occurred in April 390 when resentment among the citizens of Thessalonica (Thrace) over the arrest of a popular charioteer broke out into violence.

Butheric, military commander of Illyricum, was murdered.

Emperor Theodosius I orders vengeance, despite the pleas of Ambrose, bishop of Milan, for mercy, and more than 7,000 inhabitants are massacred by the Roman army.

"In times like these, it helps to recall that there have always been times like these.”

— Paul Harvey, radio broadcast (before 1977)