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The Battle of Carrhae (Latin pronunciation:) was fought in 53 BC between the Roman Republic and the Parthian Empire near the ancient town of Carrhae (present-day Harran, Turkey). An invading force of seven legions of Roman heavy infantry under Marcus Licinius Crassus was lured into the desert and decisively defeated by a mixed cavalry army of ...
In 53 BC Harran was the site of the Battle of Carrhae, one of the worst military defeats in Roman history. The Harranian moon cult of Sin proved to be enduring and lasted long into the Middle Ages, known to have existed as late as the 11th century AD.
The Battle of Carrhae was one of the first major battles between the Romans and Parthians. The following year, the Parthians launched raids into Syria, and in 51 BC mounted a major invasion led by the crown prince Pacorus and the general Osaces ; they besieged Cassius in Antioch , and caused considerable alarm in the Roman provinces in Asia.
The Battle of Carrhae, also known as the Battle of Callinicum, took place in 296 or 297, [1] after the invasion of Mesopotamia and Armenia by the Sasanian king Narseh. The battle took place between Carrhae and Callinicum and was a victory for the Sasanians. Narseh attacked with forces recruited from the Euphrates frontier. He managed to defeat ...
(The aquilae, together with ones captured after the Battle of Carrhae, were later returned after Augustus's negotiations with the Parthians.) Apamea and Antioch surrendered. The two commanders split. Pacorus invaded Palestine and Phoenicia [2] while Labienus launched a "blitzkrieg" in Asia Minor [5] that captured much of the region.
The Roman general Marcus Licinius Crassus led an invasion of Mesopotamia in 53 BC with catastrophic results; he and his son Publius were killed at the Battle of Carrhae by the Parthians under General Surena; [10] this was the worst Roman defeat since the battle of Arausio.
Surena or Suren, also known as Rustaham Suren [1] (died 53 or 52 BC), was a Parthian spahbed ("general" or "commander") during the first century BC. He was the leader of the House of Suren and was best known for defeating the Romans in the Battle of Carrhae.
Julius Caesar, after ensuring victory in his civil war, planned a campaign into the Parthian Empire in 44 BC to avenge the earlier defeat of a Roman army led by Marcus Licinius Crassus at the Battle of Carrhae. Caesar's plan was, after a brief pacification of Dacia, to continue east into Parthian territory. [8]