Motif
siege tower destroyed by fire
siege_tower_destroyed_by_fire
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Host Battle and Siege. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
roman
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The Aeneid of Virgil BOOK EIGHTH / THE EMBASSAGE TO EVANDER / BOOK NINTH / THE SIEGE OF THE TROJAN CAMP; lines 6074-6148 confidence: high
A vantage tower is stormed by Italians and defended by Trojans; Turnus throws a blazing torch, the wind drives the fire into the planking, and the tower collapses on its occupants.
The assault centers on a fortified tower, and Turnus' torch causes the structure to burn and collapse.
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