Defeat of Rome in the East: Crassus, the Parthians, and the Disastrous Battle of Carrhae, 53 BC 1932033890, 9781932033892
During the last stages of the Republic, Rome suffered its greatest military disaster since Hannibal’s invasion of Italy
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English Pages 224 [235] Year 2008
Table of contents :
THE RISE OF TWO EMPIRES: 1. A new world order: The Roman conquest of the East
2. Menace from the East: The rise of Parthia
3. Marcus Crassus and the lure of the East --
THE WAR: 4. An unnecessary war? The origins of the First Romano-Parthian War (96-55 BC)
5. The invasion of the East (55-53 BC)
6. Disaster at Carrhae
7. Storm over the East (53-50 BC)
8. Epilogue: The consequences of Carrhae --
APPENDICES: Appendix 1. The fate of the Roman prisoners
Appendix 2. Sources of the Battle of Carrhae
Appendix 3. Sources for Parthian history
Appendix 4. King lists.
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