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Product Identifiers
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-101472849043
ISBN-139781472849045
eBay Product ID (ePID)3050397221
Product Key Features
Book TitleCarrhae 53 BC : Rome's Disaster in the Desert
Number of Pages96 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2022
TopicMilitary / Ancient, Europe / Italy, Ancient / Rome, Military / Wars & Conflicts (Other)
IllustratorÓ'brógáin, Seán, Yes
GenreHistory
AuthorNic Fields
Book SeriesCampaign Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.3 in
Item Weight10.9 Oz
Item Length9.4 in
Item Width7.7 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
Reviews"The author has produced a thoroughly researched profile of this humiliating defeat of one of the Triumvirate and the loss of most of a Roman army. He combines a knowledge of the classical sources (as usual, few in number and reliability) with a grasp of the military issues at both strategic and tactical level." - Miniature Wargames, Chris Jarvis " Complemented by excellent illustrations and maps plus photographs where appropriate I thoroughly enjoyed this excellent book." - Amy Rumour Service, "The author has produced a thoroughly researched profile of this humiliating defeat of one of the Triumvirate and the loss of most of a Roman army. He combines a knowledge of the classical sources (as usual, few in number and reliability) with a grasp of the military issues at both strategic and tactical level." - Miniature Wargames, Chris Jarvis, "The author has produced a thoroughly researched profile of this humiliating defeat of one of the Triumvirate and the loss of most of a Roman army. He combines a knowledge of the classical sources (as usual, few in number and reliability) with a grasp of the military issues at both strategic and tactical level." --Chris Jarvis, Miniature Wargames "Complemented by excellent illustrations and maps plus photographs where appropriate I thoroughly enjoyed this excellent book." -- Amy Rumour Service, The author has produced a thoroughly researched profile of this humiliating defeat of one of the Triumvirate and the loss of most of a Roman army. He combines a knowledge of the classical sources (as usual, few in number and reliability) with a grasp of the military issues at both strategic and tactical level.
Dewey Edition23
Series Volume Number382
Dewey Decimal355.009561
Table Of ContentORIGINS OF THE CAMPAIGN OPPOSING COMMANDERS Marcus Licinius Crassus Surena OPPOSING FORCES Crassus' army Surena's army THE BACKGROUND TO WAR Departing Rome The setting THE BATTLE OF CARRHAE Into Parthia The day of battle The Roman retreat The death of Crassus The reasons why AFTERMATH Cicero in Cilicia Bloodshed at home Roman renegade Marcus Antonius' adventure Augustus the avenger ABBREVIATIONS BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX
SynopsisExplores the critical battle of Carrhae, a fascinating tale of treachery, tactics, and topography in which Rome experienced one of its most humiliating defeats. The Battle of Carrhae is from a heady moment in Roman history - that of the clever carve-up of power between the 'First Triumvirate' of Caius Iulius Caesar, Cnaeus Pompeius Magnus and Marcus Licinius Crassus (the Roman general who had famously put down the Spartacan revolt). It is a fascinating tale of treachery, tactics, and topography in which Rome experienced one of its most humiliating defeats at the hands of the Parthians, not far from a trade-route town hunkered down on the fringes of the arid wastes of northern Mesopotamia, sending shock waves through the Roman power structure. In this work, classical historian Dr Nic Fields draws out the crucial psychological and political factors (including Crassus' lust for military glory and popular acclaim) that played a key role in this brutal battle. Despite being heavily outnumbered, the Parthian general Surena's horsemen completely outmanoeuvered Crassus' legionaries, killing or capturing most of the Roman soldiers. The detailed battlescene artworks reveal the tactics and techniques of the Parthian horse archers, and Roman and Parthian equipment and weaponry, and the approach to battle is clearly explained in 2d maps and 3D bird's-eye views., Explores the critical battle of Carrhae, a fascinating tale of treachery, tactics, and topography in which Rome experienced one of its most humiliating defeats.
LC Classification NumberDG254
