Battle of Carrhae

When

7 Jun 53 BCE

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

36.87° N, 39.03° E

Description

ancient battle between Roman Republic and Parthian Empire in 53 BCE near modern Harran, Turkey

Part of the Roman–Parthian Wars

The Battle of Carrhae was fought in 53 BC between the Roman Republic and the Parthian Empire near the ancient town of Carrhae. 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 of armoured cataphracts and light horse archers led by the Parthian general Surena.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “the Parthians defeat the Romans under Crassus in the Battle of Carrhae, ending the First Triumvirate”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Turkish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Carrhae Muharebesi gerçekleşti”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Schlacht bei Carrhae: Römische Niederlage gegen das Partherreich, der Befehlshaber Marcus Licinius Crassus fällt im Kampf”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “défaite de Crassus à la bataille de Carrhes contre les Parthes”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Битва при Каррах”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “batalla de Carrhae, en Mesopotamia”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Chinese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “克拉苏在叙利亚卡雷战役中大败于帕提亚军队，身亡，6个罗马军团全军覆没。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “カルラエの戦い：サビス川近くでスレナスに率いられたパルティア軍がローマ軍を破り、クラッススも殺された。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page