Battle of Carrhae

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The Battle of Carrhae was a major 53 BC clash in which the Parthian Empire decisively defeated a Roman army led by Crassus, marking one of Rome’s most disastrous military defeats and a turning point in Roman–Parthian relations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
belligerent Parthian Empire ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ
cause Crassus’s desire for military glory and wealth ⓘ
Roman attempt to conquer Parthian territory ⓘ
commander Gaius Cassius Longinus ⓘ
Marcus Licinius Crassus ⓘ
Publius Licinius Crassus ⓘ
Surena ⓘ
conflictIn Roman–Parthian Wars ⓘ
date 53 BC ⓘ
effect increased prestige of the Parthian Empire ⓘ
long-term Roman–Parthian frontier stabilization ⓘ
weakening of the First Triumvirate ⓘ
historicalPeriod late Roman Republic ⓘ
killedPerson Marcus Licinius Crassus ⓘ
Publius Licinius Crassus ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay Turkey ⓘ
location Carrhae ⓘ
Mesopotamia ⓘ
near Carrhae ⓘ
near modern Harran ⓘ
notableFor capture of Roman legionary standards ⓘ
death of Marcus Licinius Crassus ⓘ
effective use of cavalry against Roman infantry ⓘ
opponentOf Marcus Licinius Crassus ⓘ
Parthian Empire ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ
outcome decisive Parthian victory ⓘ
ParthianCasualties light ⓘ
ParthianCommander Surena ⓘ
ParthianForceType armored cataphracts ⓘ
cavalry ⓘ
horse archers ⓘ
partOf Roman–Parthian conflicts ⓘ
precededBy Crassus’s invasion of Mesopotamia ⓘ
result Parthian victory ⓘ
Roman defeat ⓘ
RomanCasualties tens of thousands killed ⓘ
RomanCommander Gaius Cassius Longinus ⓘ
Marcus Licinius Crassus ⓘ
RomanForceType heavy infantry ⓘ
legionaries ⓘ
RomanLegionsInvolved multiple Roman legions under Crassus ⓘ
RomanPrisoners thousands captured ⓘ
significance halted Roman expansion into Parthian territory at that time ⓘ
one of the worst defeats in Roman military history ⓘ
turning point in Roman–Parthian relations ⓘ
tacticUsedByParthians cataphracts ⓘ
continuous arrow fire ⓘ
feigned retreat ⓘ
horse archers ⓘ
weaponUsed composite bow ⓘ
year 53 BC ⓘ

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Roman–Persian Wars → significantEvent → Battle of Carrhae ⓘ
Parthian Empire → notableBattle → Battle of Carrhae ⓘ
Roman–Parthian frontier zone → hasKeyCity → Carrhae ⓘ
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Roman–Parthian Wars → notableBattle → Battle of Carrhae ⓘ
Roman province of Osrhoene → hadMajorCity → Carrhae ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Carrhae
Osroene → majorCity → Carrhae ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Carrhae
Life of Crassus → includesEvent → Parthian campaign of Crassus ⓘ
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Life of Crassus → includesEvent → Battle of Carrhae ⓘ
Parthian cavalry → usedInConflict → Battle of Carrhae ⓘ
Orodes II of Parthia → notableEvent → Battle of Carrhae ⓘ
Carrhae → knownFor → Battle of Carrhae ⓘ
Carrhae → siteOf → Battle of Carrhae (53 BC) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Carrhae
Surena → notableBattle → Battle of Carrhae ⓘ
Surena → defeatedEntity → Roman Republic army at Carrhae ⓘ
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Surena → victory → Battle of Carrhae ⓘ