The Battle of Carrhae (53 B.C.E.)

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Explains how Crassus's legions were destroyed at Carrhae by Parthian horse archers backed by a camel-borne arrow supply, and why the defeat broke the triumvirate's balance.

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The Battle of Carrhae, Crassus's catastrophic defeat by Parthia.

Video by Historia Civilis, played through YouTube's embedded player.

Part of Julius Caesar, Battles, Roman History

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