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    Battle of Carrhae (Latin pronunciation: [ˈkarrae̯]) was fought in 53 BC between the Roman Republic and the Parthian Empire near the ancient town of Carrhae...
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    The Battle of Carrhae, also known as the Battle of Callinicum, took place in 296 or 297, after the invasion of Mesopotamia and Armenia by the Sasanian...
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    Harran (redirect from Carrhae)
    53 BC Harran was the site of the Battle of Carrhae, one of the worst military defeats in Roman history. The Harranian moon cult of Sin proved to be enduring...
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    Marcus Licinius Crassus (category 1st-century BC Roman governors of Syria)
    Crassus' campaign was a disastrous failure, ending in his defeat at the Battle of Carrhae and death in its aftermath. Crassus' death permanently unraveled the...
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  • command of the Parthian army and led an unsuccessful military campaign into Syria. The Battle of Carrhae was one of the first major battles between the...
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    Crassus suffered a decisive defeat at the Battle of Carrhae in Northern-Mesopotamia losing two-thirds of his army. Cassius led the remaining troops'...
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  • township) are descendants of a group of Roman soldiers that were never accounted for after being captured in the Battle of Carrhae. However, eminent Chinese...
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  • the Battle of Carrhae in 53 BCE, was partially motivated by or justified as supporting Mithridates' claim to the Parthian throne. 53 BCE – Battle of Carrhae...
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    Kontos (weapon) (category Military history of the Sasanian Empire)
    existed before the Battle of Carrhae, in which Parthian cataphracts, in conjunction with light horse archers, annihilated a Roman army of over three times...
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    Cataphract (category Types of cavalry unit in the army of ancient Rome)
    Iranian cataphracts across the steppes of Eurasia, most notably in the Battle of Carrhae (53 BC) in upper Mesopotamia. Traditionally, Roman cavalry was neither...
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