History’s Great Military Blunders and the Lessons They Teach

Carrhae: The Parthian Shot—53 B.C.

Educational Sep 25, 2015 30 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

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S1 E3: 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.

Educational Sep 25, 2015 30 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

TV-PG

Information

Released: 2015
Run Time: 30 min
Rated: TV-PG

Languages

Original Audio: English
Audio: English (AAC), English (United States)
Subtitles: English (CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.