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The Battle of Carrhae was fought in 53 BC between the Roman Republic and the Parthian Empire near the town of Carrhae. The Parthian Spahbod ("General") Surena the Iranian decisively defeated a numerically superior Roman invasion force under the command of Marcus Licinius Crassus.

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  • The Battle of Carrhae was fought in 53 BC between the Roman Republic and the Parthian Empire near the town of Carrhae. The Parthian Spahbod ("General") Surena the Iranian decisively defeated a numerically superior Roman invasion force under the command of Marcus Licinius Crassus.
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  • Battle of Carrhae
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  • 20,000 killed
  • 10,000 enslaved
  • 10,000 escaped
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  • Parthian Empire
  • Roman legions under command ofCrassus
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  • DecisiveParthian victory
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  • *Uncounted number ofmilites(presumed 34,000 or more)
  • **4,000cavalry
  • **4,000light infantry
  • *8,000auxiliaries
  • 1,000cataphracts
  • 1,000supply camels
  • 7 legions; estimated 40,000–50,000 total
  • 9,000horse archers
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