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At Carrhae, Parthian horse archers destroy the army of Crassus, the richest man in Rome, and kill him. The Euphrates becomes the line between the two empires for centuries.
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- EvidenceT5 INDEPENDENT SECULAR; Status: ADDED 2026-09-30
- Letter eraTHE PROPHETS AND THE ROAD 776 BC to 4 BC
- SourcesPlutarch, Crassus 23–31; Cassius Dio 40.
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