In 54 BC Crassus launched Rome’s first campaign against the Parthians only to face disastrous defeat at the battle of Carrhae. This humiliation required Roman vengeance. The campaigns that followed would become the opening salvos of the Roman-Parthian wars!
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Documentary Credits:
Research: Invicta and Eric TenWolde
Script: Invicta and Eric TenWold
Artwork:
Editing: Invicta
Music: Total War Soundtrack
Primary Sources
“The Roman History” by Cassius Dio
“Roman Lives: Pompey” by Plutarch
“Roman Lives: Crassus” by Plutarch
“Roman Lives: Mark Antony” by Plutarch
“Roman Lives: Sulla“ by Plutarch
“The Jewish Wars“ by Josephus
“Stratagems“ by Frontinus
Secondary Sources
“Rome’s Wars in Parthia” by Rose Mary Sheldon
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