What if: Crassus Triumphant; Roman Babylon?

Let's posit for a moment that Crassus is able to not just win decisively at Carrhae, but string several additional victories along his march east.

1. With Parthia in the factured state that it was at the time, could it have survived such a campaign without collapsing into a variety of successor states?

2. If does collapse, how far could Crassus push his conquests? Could a Roman Babylon be a plausible outcome?

3. What effect would an even richer, battle-experienced Crasuss have on the stability of the triumvirate system? Could we see Caeser and him teaming up against Pompey?
 
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But to answer my own question I think Parthia would indeed collapse under the weight of this ATL advance post successful Carrhae. Though a Roman Babylon would be tough to muster in even Imperial times (i.e. Trajan's conquest) so I doubt Republican governance would fair much better.
 
Perhaps the Romans could sow chaos in Parthia by sending messengers to the Yuezhi and Saka to rouse their support in the endeavour?
 
Nevertheless, a successful Crassus in Mesopotamia has effects over not only Parthia, but Rome itself also -- the first triumvirate could have remained stable for a bit longer had Crassus and his son not died at Carrhae, seeming that he could have served as a mediator between Caesar and Pompey.
 
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