Battle of Carrhae

The Battle of Carrhae was fought in 53 BC between the Roman Republic and the Parthian Empire near the ancient town of Carrhae. 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 heavy cataphracts and light horse archers led by the Parthian general Surena. On such flat terrain, the legion proved to have no viable tactics against the highly mobile Parthian horsemen, and the slow and vulnerable Roman formations were surrounded, exhausted by constant attacks, and eventually crushed. Crassus was killed along with most of his army. It is commonly seen as one of the earliest and most important battles between the Roman and Parthian Empires and one of the most crushing defeats in Roman history. According to the poet Ovid in Book 6 of his poem Fasti, the battle occurred on 9 June.

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Battle of Carrhae (Caesarː A History Of The Art Of War Among The Romans Down To The End, vol. II, 1892)

Augustus denarius Armenia 90020170

Death of Crassus in the battle of Carrhae (Cassell's Illustrated Universal History, vol. 3, 1882)

Battle of Carrhae (Caesarː A History Of The Art Of War Among The Romans Down To The End, vol. II, 1892)

Augusto, denario di p. petronius turpilianus con soldato partico in ginocchio, 19 ac.

Death of Crassus in the battle of Carrhae (Cassell's Illustrated Universal History, vol. 3, 1882)

Bataille de Carrhes

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	52	Battle of Carrhae	Marcus Licinius Crassus, battle, Ancient Rome, Parthian Empire	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	608	Siege of Harran	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	609	Fall of Harran	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1236	Battle of Nihriya	battle, Hatti, Middle Assyrian Empire	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1104	Battle of Harran	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2013	Battle of Tell Abyad	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2015	Tell Abyad offensive	People's Defense Units, offensive, Free Syrian Army, Islamic State	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2016	Battle of Tell Abyad	battle	Wikidata
site	fort		Harran Castle	fortress	Wikidata
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commons	image		Augustus denarius Armenia 90020170		Commons
commons	image		Death of Crassus in the battle of Carrhae (Cassell's Illustrated Universal History, vol. 3, 1882)		Commons
commons	image		Battle of Carrhae (Caesarː A History Of The Art Of War Among The Romans Down To The End, vol. II, 1892)		Commons
commons	image		Augusto, denario di p. petronius turpilianus con soldato partico in ginocchio, 19 ac.		Commons
commons	image		Death of Crassus in the battle of Carrhae (Cassell's Illustrated Universal History, vol. 3, 1882)		Commons
commons	image		Bataille de Carrhes		Commons