Tag: Persia

Battle of Carrhae – June 9, 53 BC “At first impression, the interminable series of wars between the Roman Empire and Persia… look almost inexplicable. They went on and on, century after century… Upper Mesopotamia, Armenia, and Syria had become an unfortunate playground for princes” –Michael Axworthy, historian The Battle of Carrhae (modern-day Harran in…