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The Battle of Edessa took place between the armies of the Roman Empire under the command of Emperor Valerian and the Sasanian Empire under Shapur I, in Edessa (now the Turkish city of Urfa) in 260. The Roman army was defeated and captured in its entirety by the Iranian forces; for the first time, a Roman emperor was taken prisoner.
Battle of Edessa, (260). Greece’s wars with Persia have acquired all but mythic status in the Western tradition. Less well reported are the triumphs of the later Sassanid Persian Empire over Rome, culminating in the crushing defeat of Emperor Valerian at Edessa.
- Unfinished Business
- What Happened at Carrhae?
- Alexander’s Shadow
“By the end of 63 [BC],” explains Sampson on The Ancients podcast, “the Seleucid empire has been annexed, the Armenian empire has been destroyed and the Parthian empire has been humbled.” But Parthia was unfinished business for Rome, who believed that civil war meant it was on its last legs. An easy campaign also meant a ready opportunity for glory...
When Surena offered him a pitched battle, Crassus had happily accepted. Past Roman victories in the east against the likes of Armenia and Pontus had convinced him that the Parthians would similarly be overcome in open battle. But he was mistaken. A renowned nobleman, Surena masterminded the Parthian defence against Crassus. He reformed the army by ...
What’s also fascinating is the strong influence Alexander the Great‘s achievements had to play in the Carrhae campaign. Powerful figures in Rome such as Crassus, Pompey and Caesar idolised Alexander’s achievements in the East. They dreamed of recreating Alexander’s empire, extending Rome’s reach as far as India. With this in mind, Caesar planned a ...
- Tristan Hughes
The Battle of Carrhae (Latin pronunciation:) was fought in 53 BC between the Roman Republic and the Parthian Empire near the ancient town of Carrhae (present-day Harran, Turkey). An invading force of seven legions of Roman heavy infantry under Marcus Licinius Crassus was lured into the desert and decisively defeated by a mixed cavalry army of ...
Feb 22, 2023 · Death: Caracalla was killed by his soldiers on April 8, 217 CE on the road between Edessa and Carrhae (in modern-day Turkey). (Cassius Dio, Roman History, 79.6) (Herodian 4.13)
On April 8, 217, he was ignominiously murdered on the road between Edessa and Carrhae (modern Urfa and Harran, respectively, in southeastern Turkey) on order of his Praetorian Prefect Macrinus, who, for good reason, feared his suspicious and capricious imperial master.
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Oct 1, 2021 · Battle of Carrhae (53 BCE) was one of the greatest defeats suffered by Roman legions in their history. Crassus himself died on the battlefield. Background of events.
