Battle of Carrhae
At a glance:
- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Military History
- Subcategories: Wars, Battles, Empires, Dynasties, Roman Empire, Ancient Rome
- Curriculum: Middle Eastern History, Western Civilization/European History, Ancient History
- Geographical Location: Turkey, Asia Minor
- Date: June 6, 53
Article abstract: Type of action: Ground battle in the Wars of the Roman Republic. Result: Annihilation of the Roman army stationed in the province of Syria.
On June 6, 53 b.c.e., the Romans were gravely defeated by the Parthians in a battle that occurred in the plains roughly ten miles south of the city of Carrhae. Leading his 30,000-strong army in an invasion of Parthia, Marcus Licinius Crassus, proconsul of Syria, encountered the forces of Parthian general Surenas near the river Balikh. Although the Parthians, with only 10,000 troops, were numerically...
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