Battle of the Carrhae

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aftermath Crassus was killed
Roman forces retreated
gptkbp:casualties heavy Roman casualties
Parthian casualties low
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Roman_Republic
gptkb:Parthian_Empire
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Surena
gptkb:Crassus
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gptkbp:date 53 BC
gptkbp:depicted_in gptkb:historical_texts
gptkb:artworks
gptkbp:historical_context Part of the Roman-Parthian Wars
Crassus' campaign against Parthia
gptkbp:historical_source gptkb:Diodorus_Siculus
gptkb:Appian
gptkb:Plutarch
gptkb:Frontinus
gptkb:Josephus
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Carrhae
gptkbp:involved_technology gptkb:Cavalry
bows and arrows
Roman siege engines
scythed chariots
gptkbp:legacy influenced future Roman military strategy
gptkbp:location gptkb:Carrhae
gptkbp:notable_event defeat of Roman legions
demonstrated effectiveness of cavalry
gptkbp:result Parthian victory
gptkbp:significance one of the worst defeats in Roman history
gptkbp:strategic_importance shifted power in the region
gptkbp:tactics gptkb:Parthian_cavalry
Roman infantry
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Parthian_Empire
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5