Battle of Therondae

The Battle of Therondae (sometimes called the 'Massacre at Therondae' by the Thracians) was the penultimate battle of the Unification War. It was during this battle that the Thracian general Erascus Lokarion betrayed Quinteia Arterius by defecting to Aurelion's side, resulting in one of the bloodiest massacres in pre-first contact turian history. Quinteia lost most of her troops during the battle and was forced to retreat to her stronghold at Moesia, the last refuge of free biotics on all Thracia, where she and her remaining generals were later captured by Markus Abrudas and the Blackwatch during its sacking and forced to surrender to Aurelion.
== Lay of Therondae ==
The historical ballad known as the Lay of Therondae, composed by Aurelion himself, describes the events of the battle from his perspective and recounts how the actions of Erascus Lokarion delivered a major victory for the imperialist faction. The lay is incredibly long and takes a great deal of time to perform. As such, it is commonly condensed into three verses which have become something of a patriotic anthem for the turians, often sung as a marching song by their legions.Four thousand souls came marching
Armed in proud array
On the steel fields of Therondae
General Lokarion stood weeping
For his men he would betray
And lose the field at Therondae
Now the corivels are circling
Over the noble bones that lay
On the silent fields of Therondae
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