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In the "Europe of the Three Empires" TL, one possible POD to get a permanent Roman Mesopotamia is to have Crassus successfully seize it. Someone in another thread said if the Republic took territory, they'd keep it.

(The Empire had a more cautious foreign policy because the Emperors didn't want generals challenging them for power.)

So how might Crassus actually defeat the Parthians?

Here's the Wiki entry on Carrhae:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Carrhae

Crassus invading via Armenia might lead to things working out better for the Romans, but it would probably prevent OTL's battle from occurring at all.

Crassus not adopting a formation that would hamper his mobility could win him OTL's battle as well.
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