Rome's Wars in Parthia
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Blood in the SandDescription
Rome's Wars in Parthia details Rome's military encounters with Parthia from the bumbling campaign of Crassus to the fall of the Parthian regime. America's recent war in Iraq has shown that invading Mesopotamia without proper intelligence is a bad idea, but it is not a new idea. Time after time the Romans stormed into the area between the Tigris and Euphrates thinking 'shock and awe' was all they needed to prevail. What they discovered was that it takes more than just overrunning an empire to defeat it. The analysis of the consequences of the frequent conflicts on the political, economic, and military health of both empires, is quite useful, and observes that the occasional diplomatic solutions often proved more beneficial than any of the wars.Category
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