sack of a city
C10273
concept
The sack of a city is a violent military event in which invading forces seize and plunder an urban center, often accompanied by widespread destruction, looting, and atrocities against its inhabitants.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| sack of a city canonical | 8 |
| bitwa o miasto | 1 |
| capture of city | 1 |
| plundering | 1 |
| razing of a city | 1 |
| series of military sackings | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
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Instruction
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Input
Class: sack of a city
Generated description
The sack of a city is a violent military event in which invading forces seize and plunder an urban center, often accompanied by widespread destruction, looting, and atrocities against its inhabitants.
Instances (12)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
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myth of King Nisus
surface form:
fall of Megara
|
capture of city |
| Spanish Fury | series of military sackings |
| Sack of Lahore (1241) | — |
| Magdeburg's Wedding | — |
| Sack of Thessalonica (1185) | — |
| Spanish Fury (1576) in Antwerp | — |
|
destruction of Babylon
surface form:
destruction of Babylon (689 BCE)
|
— |
| fall of Antioch in 1268 | — |
|
Bitwa o Kołobrzeg (Polish name)
surface form:
Bitwa o Kołobrzeg
|
bitwa o miasto |
| Hittite sack of Babylon | — |
| Sack of Surat (1664) | plundering |
| Sack of Mechelen (1572) | — |