Antony's Parthian Campaign: The Second Great Roman Disaster (36 BCE)

36 BCE · Medya/Atropatene · military

Mark Antony attacked Parthia with an army of 100,000; the unit transporting his siege engines was destroyed, and he returned from the winter retreat with 20,000 casualties.

It became clear that campaigns against Parthia were impossible for Rome.

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What was Antony's Parthian Campaign: The Second Great Roman Disaster (36 BCE)?
Mark Antony attacked Parthia with an army of 100,000; the unit transporting his siege engines was destroyed, and he returned from the winter retreat with 20,000 casualties.
When did Antony's Parthian Campaign: The Second Great Roman Disaster (36 BCE) happen?
36 BCE
Where did Antony's Parthian Campaign: The Second Great Roman Disaster (36 BCE) take place?
Medya/Atropatene