Battle of Carrhae
battle · 53 BC
Battle of Carrhae, a battle recorded 53 BC: its site mapped, cited to 1 source, on an interactive historical map you can move through time.
View Battle of Carrhae on the map →
At a glance
- Kind
- battle
- Date
- 53 BC
- War
- Roman–Parthian Wars
- Side 1
- Parthian Empire — led by Surena
- Side 2
- Roman Republic — led by Marcus Licinius Crassus
- Result
- Parthian victory
Recorded boundaries
| Period | Control | Confidence | Evidence | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 BC | — | medium confidence | no observation date recorded | — |
Each row is a snapshot the source recorded, not a continuous history. The period between two observations is an inference this atlas shows rather than hides.
Sources
- Tony Jaques, Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: A Guide to 8,500 Battles from Antiquity through the Twenty-first Century, (2007)