Battle of Rhandeia

When

62

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

39.40° N, 43.75° E

Description

62 battle

62 battle

The Battle of Rhandeia, fought in the spring of 62 AD, was a military confrontation between combined Armenian-Parthian forces and the Roman Empire. The clash took place near Rhandeia, northeast of Melitene, with the Armenian troops led by Tiridates I and the Parthian forces commanded by Vologases I. The Roman force was commanded by Lucius Caesennius Paetus.

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• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Rhandeia: The Roman army (two legions) is defeated by the Parthians under king Tiridates I. Paetus surrenders and withdraws his disheveled army to…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Arrivée en Orient du légat de Cappadoce, Lucius Caesennius Paetus ; les Parthes reprennent la guerre en Arménie après l'échec de leur ambassade à Rome”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Persian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “نبرد راندیا: ارتش روم (دو لژیون) توسط اشکانیان به رهبری پادشاه تیرداد یکم شکست خورد”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page