Crassus Defeats The Parthians

Well the Romans focus more on conquering more Parthian territory over time instead of recognizing the Parthians more or less grudgingly as their military equal.


Also, the First Triumvirate doesn't fall apart.
 
What are the consequences of Crassus beating the Parthians at Carrhae?

That might be the beginning of the end for Parthia. Imagine if Rome could stop not only the Parthian threat but in the long run the Sassanid threat step by step by incorporating and/or turning the whole Persian area into client kingdoms.
 
What are the consequences of Crassus beating the Parthians at Carrhae?

Gigantic butterflies everywhere. Just to start it of, the triumvirate between Crassius, Pompey and Ceasar survives. The following battles for power will be totally different. Crassius have paid for Ceasars political career, and won't see his debtor start a war against one of the richest men in the Republic (a sucessful Cassius would of course be the richest).

Cassius was successful in all areas apart from the military. Give him a triumph through Rome itself and his main ambition would be fullfilled. How his personality would be changed is impossible to describe - but I guess that he would like to protect the Rome (that contained the achivements of himself) against the upstart Ceasar.
 
Not too long after Crassus' blunder the Romans inflicted a string of major defeats on the Parthians, thanks to the leadership of Publius Ventidius Bassus, who no-one ever remembers.

The Parthian Empire absorbed these defeats, at least one of which was a far more significant setback than losing Carrhae would have been.
 
Gigantic butterflies everywhere. Just to start it of, the triumvirate between Crassius, Pompey and Ceasar survives. The following battles for power will be totally different. Crassius have paid for Ceasars political career, and won't see his debtor start a war against one of the richest men in the Republic (a sucessful Cassius would of course be the richest).

Cassius was successful in all areas apart from the military. Give him a triumph through Rome itself and his main ambition would be fullfilled. How his personality would be changed is impossible to describe - but I guess that he would like to protect the Rome (that contained the achivements of himself) against the upstart Ceasar.
You are so sure? First I think who Crassus being alive will stop Pompey from change side and ally himself with the Optimates, second Caesar (as almost all the generals involved in the Civil Wars) was not try to overthrow the Republic but was mostly defending himself from the Optimates' provocations and in any case Crassus himself was an enemy of the Optimates (Pompey had instead a more variable comportment whit them: if the Optimates accept who Pompey Magnus was the first man in Rome and wish being his allies well, if not he will be their enemy and if other give him alliance and an aristocratic bride (as Emilia, Mucia, Julia and Cornelia Metella were) was fine for him) and do not forget who Caesar was not an upstart (as Marius, Pompey, Cicero and also Octavian and Agrippa were) but an aristocratic Roman of a very ancient family...

If Caesar will any case forced to pass will not respect their previous agreement and Crassus is still alive is likely who Crassus will support Caesar as many other Senator and Romans make OTL.
 
Pompey would be an idiot to break off from both Crassus and Caesar. Plus, there's not going to be some forcing Caesar into a corner because Crassus has the money and influence to make sure that Japan's. If Pompey breaks off from Caesar Crassus would only strengthen his ties with Caesar to team up with Pompey.
 
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