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Prelude
Marcus Licinius Crassus was the Richest Man in Rome and a member of the Triumvirate. He had all the power and wealth he could ever want, but he felt something was Missing. His fellow Triumviri, Julius Caesar and Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus had great Victories and Conquests to thier name and were heros of the People. Crassus was only in the Triumvirate due to his immense wealth. In order to enhance the reputation of himself and his son Publius, he decided to add the vast lands of the Kingdom of Parthia to the Roman Republic. Conquests on these scales would Rival those of Alexander the Great, and open the way to the Riches of the East. In 55 B.C.E, Crassus and Publius arrived in Syria. Immeditatly they went to work preparing for the Campaign. Crassus once Joked "A Man cannot call himself Rich, unless he can buy an Army and still have money left over". Crassus put his money where his Mouth was and began recruiting an Army. In all 7 Legions were recruited or about 35,000 men, along with 4,000 Light Infantry, and 4,000 Calvary. In 53 B.C.E, Crassus was ready to wage war. At first, Crassus wanted to take the most Direct route to Mesoptamia, through the sands of the Desert. He changed his mind when an Offer from the King of Armenia arrived. Armenia was eager to help eliminate Parthia, and was willing to provide 16,000 Calvary and 30,000 Infantry, a force nearly matching Crassus, in return for marching through the Mountiants of Armenia instead of the Desert. Crassus eagerly accepted and his Army marched into the Peaks and Hills of Armenia.
The Euphrates River, beyond which lay the Rich lands of Parthia.