Statements (50)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Pompeius
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gptkbp:aftermath |
Crassus' campaign in the East failed
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gptkbp:casualties |
Parthian losses estimated at 10,000
Roman losses estimated at 20,000 |
gptkbp:combatants |
gptkb:Monarch
gptkb:Parthian_Empire |
gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Surena
gptkb:Crassus |
gptkbp:cultural_references |
depicted in literature and art
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gptkbp:date |
53 BC
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gptkbp:famous_for |
defeat of a Roman general
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gptkbp:fate |
killed in battle
celebrated as a hero |
gptkbp:fighting_style |
cavalry warfare
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gptkbp:fought_in |
spring season
open terrain Crassus and Surena |
gptkbp:goal |
to achieve military glory
to defend Parthian territory |
gptkbp:historical_context |
debated by historians
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gptkbp:historical_impact |
Influenced Roman military tactics
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gptkbp:historical_period |
gptkb:Late_Roman_Republic
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gptkbp:historical_significance |
marked a turning point in Roman-Parthian relations
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gptkbp:historical_source |
Plutarch's writings
Appian's writings |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Battle of Carrhae
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gptkbp:influence |
subsequent Roman campaigns
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gptkbp:inspired |
later military leaders
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gptkbp:involved_forces |
cavalry and archers
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gptkbp:is_celebrated_in |
remembered in military history
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gptkbp:is_involved_in |
tens of thousands of soldiers
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gptkbp:legacy |
symbol of Roman military overreach
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gptkbp:location |
Carrhae, Mesopotamia
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gptkbp:military_technology |
led to changes in tactics
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gptkbp:notable_battle |
importance of reconnaissance
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gptkbp:notable_event |
one of the largest battles of its time
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gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:Roman-Parthian_Wars
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gptkbp:reform |
influenced by the battle's outcome
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gptkbp:result |
Parthian victory
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gptkbp:significance |
Roman expansion in the East
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gptkbp:strategic_importance |
control of trade routes
Parthian dominance in the region |
gptkbp:tactics |
gptkb:cavalry_charges
infantry formations exploited Roman weaknesses legions and auxiliary troops hit-and-run tactics by Parthians underestimated Parthian cavalry |