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9781844686346
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Algemeen
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16-07-2008
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Pen & Sword Books
Auteur(s)
Gareth C. Sampson
Defeat of Rome in the East
Crassus, the Parthians, and the Disastrous Battle of Carrhae, 53 BC
Gareth C. Sampson
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“Not
just
worthwhile
for
its
analysis
of
the
battle,
but
also
for
its
coverage
on
Marcus
Licinius
Crassus’
long
career
and
the
rise
of
the
Parthian
Empire.”
—Medieval
Warfare
MagazineIn
53BC
the
Proconsul
Marcus
Crassus
and
36,000
of
his
legionaries
were
crushed
by
the
Parthians
at
Carrhae
in
what
is
now
eastern
Turkey.
Crassus’
defeat
and
death
and
the
20,000
casualties
his
army
suffered
were
an
extraordinary
disaster
for
Rome.
The
event
intensified
the
bitter,
destructive
struggle
for
power
in
the
Roman
republic,
curtailed
the
empire’s
eastward
expansion
and
had
a
lasting
impact
on
the
history
of
the
Mediterranean
and
the
Middle
East.
It
was
also
the
first
clash
between
two
of
the
greatest
civilizations
of
the
ancient
world.
Yet
this
critical
episode
has
often
been
neglected
by
writers
on
the
period
who
have
concentrated
on
the
civil
war
between
Pompey
and
Caesar.
Gareth
Sampson,
in
this
challenging
and
original
study,
reconstructs
the
Carrhae
campaign
in
fine
detail,
reconsiders
the
policy
of
imperial
expansion
and
gives
a
fascinating
insight
into
the
opponents
the
Romans
confronted
in
the
East—the
Parthians.“The
book
is
very
well
written
and
tightly
referenced
.
.
.
Recommended,
especially
for
those
who
only
remember
Crassus
as
the
guy
who
was
played
by
Laurence
Olivier
in
Spartacus.” —Slingshot
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