The Battle of Carrhae is infamous in the annals of Roman military defeats, arguably alongside the butchering in Teutoberg Forest and the humiliating defeat at Cannae.
Prior to the battle, Artavasdes II of Armenia offered 16,000 cavalry and 30,000 infantry, as well as advising Crassus to go through the mountains to avoid the hot desert sun. Crassus rejected the offer and the King rode off into the sunset with his reinforcements.
But, what if Crassus listened? What if Crassus accepted King Artavasdes' advise and also took his offer of his reinforcements, what might the outcome have been for the man who wanted to replicate Alexander's conquests and the campaign against Parthia?
Prior to the battle, Artavasdes II of Armenia offered 16,000 cavalry and 30,000 infantry, as well as advising Crassus to go through the mountains to avoid the hot desert sun. Crassus rejected the offer and the King rode off into the sunset with his reinforcements.
But, what if Crassus listened? What if Crassus accepted King Artavasdes' advise and also took his offer of his reinforcements, what might the outcome have been for the man who wanted to replicate Alexander's conquests and the campaign against Parthia?