Crassus, Carrhae & the Invasion of the East
by
Sampson, Gareth C
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2008
In 53BC the Proconsul Marcus Crassus and 36,000 of his legionaries were crushed by the Parthians at Carrhae in what is now eastern Turkey. Crassus' defeat and death and the 20,000 casualties his army suffered were an extraordinary disaster for Rome. The event intensified the bitter, destructive struggle...