History's Great Military Blunders and the Lessons They Teach
Carrhae: The Parthian Shot-53 B.C.
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The Roman military suffered one of its most humiliating defeats at the hands of the smaller Parthian force at the Battle of Carrhae. Discover how this shocking defeat involved glaring intelligence failures, overconfidence, and poor decisions, as well as crafty use of terrain and exploitation of weakness.