Crassus was beheaded and seven legionary aquilae passed into Parthian hands. Ten thousand Roman captives were settled in Margiana. | One of Rome's heaviest defeats; the introduction of Parthian mounted-archer tactics to the West; the Gladiator Ovidianus myth.
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Frequently asked questions
- What was Carrhae: Rome's Catastrophic Defeat by Parthia (53 BCE)?
- The triumvir Crassus attacked Parthia with 35,000 Roman soldiers; the light horse archers and cataphracts under the command of Surena annihilated the heavy, unarmored Roman infantry.
- When did Carrhae: Rome's Catastrophic Defeat by Parthia (53 BCE) happen?
- 53 BCE
- Where did Carrhae: Rome's Catastrophic Defeat by Parthia (53 BCE) take place?
- Carrhae (Harran, Türkiye)