Deadly Moments in History - Avenging Crassus

In 54 BC Crassus launched Rome's first campaign against the Parthians only to face disastrous defeat at the battle of Carrhae. This humiliation required Roman vengeance. The campaigns that followed would become the opening salvos of the Roman-Parthian wars!

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Documentary Credits:
Research: Invicta and Eric TenWolde
Script: Invicta and Eric TenWold
Artwork: JLazarusEB.deviantart.com
Editing: Invicta
Music: Total War Soundtrack

Primary Sources
“The Roman History” by Cassius Dio
“Roman Lives: Pompey” by Plutarch
“Roman Lives: Crassus” by Plutarch
“Roman Lives: Mark Antony” by Plutarch
"Roman Lives: Sulla" by Plutarch
"The Jewish Wars" by Josephus
"Stratagems" by Frontinus

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“Command 23: Pompey” by Nic Fields
“Campaign 199: Philippi 42 BC” by Si Sheppard
“Campaign 211: Actium 31 BC” by Si Sheppard
“The Complete Roman Army” by Adrian Goldsworthy
“Augustus: From Revolutionary To Emperor” by Adrian Goldsworthy
“Pax Romana: War, Peace, and Conquest in the Roman World” by Adrian Goldsworthy
"Men At Arms 175: Parthians & Sassanid Persians" by Peter Wilcox