Gareth C Sampson
1) Rome and Parthia: empires at war : Ventidius, Antony and the Second Romano-Parthian War, 40-20 BC
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Pub. Date
2020.
Description
A Roman historian examines the motivation and strategy behind Marc Anthony's invasion of Parthia and the reasons for its ultimate defeat.
In the mid-first century BC, the Roman Empire was rivaled only by the Parthian Empire to the east. The first war between these two ancient superpowers resulted in the total defeat of Rome and the death of Marcus Crassus. When Rome collapsed into Civil War in the 1st century, BC, the Parthians took the opportunity...