Deadly Moments in History - Avenging Crassus

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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

Secondary Sources
“Rome’s Wars in Parthia” by Rose Mary Sheldon
“Elite 155: Roman Battle Tactics 109 BC – AD 313” by Ross Cowan
“Warrior 182: Roman Legionary 109-58 BC” by Ross Cowan
“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

コメント (21)
  • "Avenging Crassus" sounds like it should be the title of the most badass movie about Rome ever made.
  • I guess you could say he needed a Crassus Belli.
  • It was said that the true disaster at Carrhae wasn't even the death of Marcus Crassus, but of his beloved son Publius. He was a very well liked and talented young man who served in Gaul under Caesar with flying colors, Marcus personally asked Caesar to release his son to go with him on this campaign. The people were devasted when the charismatic young noble was killed. And many historians contemporary to modern have pondered what part Publius may have played in the upcoming civil wars.
  • It was a great honour to be a part of this with the research and writing :) So nice to see it all come together like this!
  • It is also worth noting that Carrhae wasn't only lost by Crassus, but it also won by Surena, quite decisively.
  • How iconic, where the richest man of Rome fails a slave succeeds.
  • Parthian logic *Uses horse archers to kill enemy from afar *Calls Romans cowards when they take the high ground
  • you wonder how big the empire could have been had Caesar lived, I mean I fail to see how Parthia deals with 16 legions led commanded by Caesar and maybe we would have further accounts written by Caesar, who knows what else we would learn.
  • If Labienus rings a bell to you, it’s because he is Quintus Labienus son of Titus Labienus (Caesar’s lieutenant in Gaul), when Caesar won the civil war Labienus was killed in the Battle of Munda, an evenly matched conflict between the armies of Caesar and the sons of Pompey. Later his son Quintus Labienus made an alliance with Parthia and invaded the Roman provinces in the eastern Mediterranean which were under the control of Mark Antony.
  • Usually when you hear about Rome and Parthia the story begins and ends with Crassus at Carrhae. I am very excited that in this episode we have been able to cover the dramatic and deadly events which followed. I have to thank Eric TenWolde for all his help in the research and script writing! As always, if you enjoyed this content please consider tossing a dollar or two to the Patreon as every little bit helps fund these documentaries. You can check out more from our artist for this episode here: jlazaruseb.deviantart.com/
  • Your map includes Lake Assad in Syria, which is a man made lake created in 1974. Otherwise, great video
  • @Fordo007
    Man, Publius Vintidius Bassus is a guy I did not know about till this video and am really sad he's not more well known. What a life story.
  • @pavv7741
    "let's put every man needed to run the country on horses and repeatedly charge them at Roman heavy infantry" "Okayyyyyyyyyyy sure"
  • @Reck
    Think you glossed over the Retreat of Crassus. It sounds absolutely brutal being pursued like that.
  • Lol 11:00 “the parthians saw this as extreme cowardice” As they use hit and run horse archery. Edit: Y’all need to chill out it’s a joke.