Battle of Carrhae

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ancient battle battle

The Battle of Carrhae was a major 53 BC clash in which the Parthian Empire decisively defeated a Roman army led by Crassus, marking one of Rome’s most disastrous military defeats and a turning point in Roman–Parthian relations.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of Carrhae canonical	7
Carrhae	3
Parthian campaign of Crassus	1

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient battle ⓘ battle ⓘ
belligerent	Parthian Empire ⓘ Roman Republic ⓘ
cause	Crassus’s desire for military glory and wealth ⓘ Roman attempt to conquer Parthian territory ⓘ
commander	Gaius Cassius Longinus ⓘ Marcus Licinius Crassus ⓘ Publius Licinius Crassus (son of triumvir) ⓘ surface form: Publius Licinius Crassus Surena ⓘ
conflictIn	Roman–Parthian Wars ⓘ
date	53 BC ⓘ
effect	increased prestige of the Parthian Empire ⓘ long-term Roman–Parthian frontier stabilization ⓘ weakening of the First Triumvirate ⓘ
historicalPeriod	late Roman Republic ⓘ
killedPerson	Marcus Licinius Crassus ⓘ Publius Licinius Crassus (son of triumvir) ⓘ surface form: Publius Licinius Crassus
locatedInPresentDay	Turkey ⓘ
location	Carrhae ⓘ Mesopotamia ⓘ near Carrhae ⓘ near modern Harran ⓘ
notableFor	capture of Roman legionary standards ⓘ death of Marcus Licinius Crassus ⓘ effective use of cavalry against Roman infantry ⓘ
opponentOf	Marcus Licinius Crassus ⓘ Parthian Empire ⓘ Roman Republic ⓘ
outcome	decisive Parthian victory ⓘ
ParthianCasualties	light ⓘ
ParthianCommander	Surena ⓘ
ParthianForceType	armored cataphracts ⓘ cavalry ⓘ horse archers ⓘ
partOf	Roman–Parthian Wars ⓘ surface form: Roman–Parthian conflicts
precededBy	Crassus’s invasion of Mesopotamia ⓘ
result	Parthian victory ⓘ Roman defeat ⓘ
RomanCasualties	tens of thousands killed ⓘ
RomanCommander	Gaius Cassius Longinus ⓘ Marcus Licinius Crassus ⓘ
RomanForceType	heavy infantry ⓘ legionaries ⓘ
RomanLegionsInvolved	multiple Roman legions under Crassus ⓘ
RomanPrisoners	thousands captured ⓘ
significance	halted Roman expansion into Parthian territory at that time ⓘ one of the worst defeats in Roman military history ⓘ turning point in Roman–Parthian relations ⓘ
tacticUsedByParthians	cataphracts ⓘ continuous arrow fire ⓘ feigned retreat ⓘ horse archers ⓘ
weaponUsed	composite bow ⓘ
year	53 BC ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Roman–Persian Wars → significantEvent → Battle of Carrhae ⓘ

Parthian Empire → notableBattle → Battle of Carrhae ⓘ

Roman–Parthian frontier zone → hasKeyCity → Battle of Carrhae ⓘ

this entity surface form: Carrhae

Roman–Parthian frontier zone → conflictSiteOf → Battle of Carrhae ⓘ

Roman–Parthian Wars → notableBattle → Battle of Carrhae ⓘ

Roman province of Osrhoene → hadMajorCity → Battle of Carrhae ⓘ

this entity surface form: Carrhae

Osroene → majorCity → Battle of Carrhae ⓘ

this entity surface form: Carrhae

Life of Crassus → includesEvent → Battle of Carrhae ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parthian campaign of Crassus

Life of Crassus → includesEvent → Battle of Carrhae ⓘ

Parthian cavalry → usedInConflict → Battle of Carrhae ⓘ

Orodes II of Parthia → notableEvent → Battle of Carrhae ⓘ