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The Roman–Parthian War of 161–166 (also called the Parthian War of Lucius Verus [1]) was fought between the Roman and Parthian Empires over Armenia and Upper Mesopotamia. It concluded in 166 after the Romans made successful campaigns into Lower Mesopotamia and Media and sacked Ctesiphon , the Parthian capital.
However, the conclusion of the second Roman civil war brought a revival of Roman strength in Western Asia. [2] In 113 AD, the Roman Emperor Trajan made eastern conquests and the defeat of Parthia a strategic priority, [3] and successfully overran the Parthian capital, Ctesiphon, installing Parthamaspates of Parthia as a client ruler. However ...
Roman–Parthian War of 161–166 – Vologases IV invades Armenia, but is pushed back and Ctesiphon is sacked. Marcomannic Wars (166–180) – Roman Empire tried to expand in central Europe and establish proposed Roman province of Marcomannia (parts of the modern states and Slovakia and the Czech Republic) and Sarmatia (on Great Hungarian Plain).
The siege of Edessa took place in 165 when the Roman Empire, under Emperor Lucius Verus, besieged the city of Edessa, held by the Parthian Empire.. Wa'el (son of Sahru), then ruler of Edessa and Osroene, had been installed by the Parthians in 163 and issued coins with the portrait of the Parthian king.
The Parthian onslaught did not cease until nightfall. Crassus, deeply shaken by his son's death, ordered a retreat to the nearby town of Carrhae and left behind 4000 wounded, who were killed by the Parthians the next morning. [30] Four Roman cohorts got lost in the dark and were surrounded on a hill by the Parthians, with only 20 Romans ...
The siege of Edessa took place in 163 when the Parthian Empire, under Vologases IV, besieged the city of Edessa, held by the Roman Empire. The Parthians captured Edessa and installed Wa'el (son of Sahru) as puppet king. [1] [2] Ma'nu VIII (son of Ma'nu VII), the legitimate king, was forced to flee to the Romans. [3]
Trajan marched first on Armenia, deposed the Parthian-appointed king (who was afterwards murdered while he was kept in the custody of Roman troops in an unclear incident that was later described by Fronto as a breach of Roman good faith [38]) and annexed it to the Roman Empire as a province.
Roman–Parthian War of 161–166; Roman–Parthian Wars; S. Seleucid–Parthian Wars This page was last edited on 27 July 2024, at 16:30 (UTC). Text is available ...