Template:Did you know nominations/Battle of Cana


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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 22:59, 28 July 2016 (UTC)

Battle of Cana

 * ... that after Seleucid king Antiochus XII was slain by the Nabataeans during the Battle of Cana, his demoralized army fled and died from starvation in the desert?


 * Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Voltaire P. Twombly

Created by Makeandtoss (talk). Self-nominated at 13:07, 16 July 2016 (UTC).


 * Symbol question.svg I can only see sources 1 and 3, neither of which support "his demoralized army fled and died from starvation in the desert", which is referenced to 3. Johnbod (talk) 18:11, 16 July 2016 (UTC)


 * Fixed source 2. Makeandtoss (talk) 19:24, 16 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Ok, now I can see all 3 sources, I'm wondering where "Although the balance of the events in the battle was tipped towards a victory for the Seleucids, Antiochus was slain by an Arab soldier during combat and the battle became a decisive Nabataean victory." comes from. The first bit is also repeated in the article, and not very idiomatic English, so might be dropped. Johnbod (talk) 02:20, 17 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Its in the second source. Makeandtoss (talk) 10:26, 17 July 2016 (UTC)
 * That says they were "set to win" the campaign, until the battle. Not the same. Johnbod (talk) 10:46, 17 July 2016 (UTC)
 * "Killed in action" makes it sound as the campaign. Makeandtoss (talk) 10:55, 17 July 2016 (UTC)
 * No that sounds like the battle, given the other sources. But this source (2) doesn't mention the battle at all, just the campaign, so you can't source the dramatic turn-around in the battle the article describes to her. Johnbod (talk) 01:38, 18 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Fixed issues. Makeandtoss (talk) 18:16, 18 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Makeandtoss (talk) 08:59, 21 July 2016 (UTC)


 * Symbol confirmed.svg Ok, new & long enuf, hook checks out. Tone & language ok Johnbod (talk) 02:47, 24 July 2016 (UTC)