Statements (25)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:casualties |
Parthian: light
Roman: heavy |
gptkbp:combatant |
gptkb:Roman_Republic
gptkb:Parthian_Empire |
gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Marcus_Licinius_Crassus
gptkb:Surena |
gptkbp:date |
53 BC
|
gptkbp:forcesStrength |
Parthian: ~10,000
Roman: ~40,000 |
gptkbp:historicalSource |
gptkb:Plutarch
gptkb:Cassius_Dio gptkb:Florus |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of Carrhae (53 BC)
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gptkbp:location |
near Carrhae, Mesopotamia
|
gptkbp:notableEvent |
Crassus killed during negotiations
capture of Roman standards |
gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Roman–Parthian_Wars
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gptkbp:result |
Parthian victory
|
gptkbp:significance |
death of Crassus
major Roman defeat halted Roman expansion eastward |
gptkbp:type |
decisive cavalry engagement
|
gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Harran,_Turkey
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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