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Carrhae

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Carrhae

 

an ancient city in northwestern Mesopotamia (themodern city of Harran in Turkey), near which a battle occurredon May 9, 53 b.c., between the Roman forces of M. Crassus(more than 40, 000 men) and the Parthian troops of Sureñas. TheParthian superiority in cavalry resulted in the rout of the Romanadvance guard and the disorderly retreat of the Romans towardCarrhae. On May 10, Crassus was killed during negotiations andthe remnants of the demoralized Roman army (12, 000–14, 000)withdrew beyond the Euphrates River.

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Some military setbacks over the centuries --Teutoburg Forest, Arausio, and Carrhae, for example--may have been more costly in terms of lives lost, but none had so decimated Roman military leadership.
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