EARLY EPISODE: The Battle of Carrhae
Added 2023-04-05 05:58:05 +0000 UTCCrassus attempts to go to war to build his own resume. He ignores everyone's advice and marches his legions into the most predictable defeat on earth.
Plutarch. Crassus.
Mary T. Boatwright. The Romans: From Village to Empire
Roman-Persian Wars: The Battle of Carrhae
Comments
Robert Evans once called Crassus "the Roman Elon Musk" and this episode just cements this thought into my brain even more.
CEA
2023-04-14 17:34:56 +0000 UTC'Dipping your enemy's head in gold' sounds like it should be a euphemism for something...
Evan
2023-04-11 19:51:16 +0000 UTC
