The worst campaigns Roman Empire - Page 3 - Historum

neofelis · March 21st, 2010, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Labienus

Crassu's Parthian campaign. He got his son killed, got all his army captured, got many golden eagle stolen, etc.

Oh and by the way he died.

Crassus is the one who had defeated Spartacus, isn't he?

I read that he was also fabulously greedy and the Persian king had fun pouring molten gold into his mouth when his body was brought to him.

**Labienus** · March 21st, 2010, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by neofelis

Crassus is the one who had defeated Spartacus, isn't he?

I read that he was also fabulously greedy and the Persian king had fun pouring molten gold into his mouth when his body was brought to him.

yep

sylla1 · March 21st, 2010, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Labienus

Crassu's Parthian campaign. He got his son killed, got all his army captured, got many golden eagle stolen, etc.

Oh and by the way he died.

Definitively one of my main candidates too, as you can read in the ongoing Crassus' thread.

Sydor · March 22nd, 2010, 08:40 AM

And I thought Roman History in University was a total brain wrap. The more you read into Roman History the more you realize that, despite their influence on our civilization (i.e. architecture and law) we have little social similarities.

Mithridates · March 30th, 2011, 10:41 AM

Carrhae and Edessa ...

**SPERRO** · March 31st, 2011, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Labienus

Crassu's Parthian campaign. He got his son killed, got all his army captured, got many golden eagle stolen, etc.

Oh and by the way he died.

Is it true that he was used as a mounting stool for the Parthian king?

JC

**Salah** · March 31st, 2011, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by SPERRO

Is it true that he was used as a mounting stool for the Parthian king?

JC

No that was Valerian, the Roman Emperor who was captured by Shapur I in the aftermath of a battle fought at Edessa in 260 AD.

According to legend, Crassus was executed by the Parthians by having molten gold poured down his throat; his head was summarily used as a trophy. Valerian, on the other hand, was used as a mounting stool and footstool at feasts. When he died his body was stuffed and displayed in a Persian temple.

**gaius valerius** · March 31st, 2011, 02:39 PM

The campaign of Julianos the Apostate was also quite a disaster, even without him being killed.

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Originally Posted by Salah ad-Din

According to legend, Crassus was executed by the Parthians by having molten gold poured down his throat; his head was summarily used as a trophy.

That's just a legend, Plutarch tells another story.

**Salah** · March 31st, 2011, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Salah ad-Din

According to legend, Crassus was executed...

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Originally Posted by gaius valerius

That's just a legend, Plutarch tells another story.

As I said...

**SPERRO** · March 31st, 2011, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Salah ad-Din

No that was Valerian, the Roman Emperor who was captured by Shapur I in the aftermath of a battle fought at Edessa in 260 AD.

According to legend, Crassus was executed by the Parthians by having molten gold poured down his throat; his head was summarily used as a trophy. Valerian, on the other hand, was used as a mounting stool and footstool at feasts. When he died his body was stuffed and displayed in a Persian temple.

Apparently, Crassus financed his own campaign, purchasing his own Legions and auxillery troops. His personal fortune of @ 800,000,000? Secstercis made him the richest man within the roman sphere of influence.

It would seem that this man had his fingers in many pies (landlording, fire brigade, water control, the list goes on). Unfortunately for him, the defeat of a rebel slave army early in his career, did not make him a general.

JC