Avenging Carrhae: How Ventidius Crushed the Parthians
In 40 BC, Parthia launched its most ambitious invasion of Roman territory. Led by Prince Pacorus and Roman defector Quintus Labienus, Parthian forces swept through Syria, Palestine, and Asia Minor—bringing Rome to the brink of collapse in the East. In this episode, you’ll discover: How Pacorus and Labienus nearly recreated the Achaemenid Empire’s glory The early victories that shattered Roman control in the East Ventidius’s brilliant counterattacks at the Gates of Cilicia, Amanus Pass, and Gindarus The death of Pacorus and the collapse of Parthian ambitions How Mark Antony prepared a massive army to invade Parthia This is the epic turning point of the Roman–Parthian Wars, where vengeance for Carrhae met the harsh realities of ancient warfare. 👉 Subscribe for the next chapter on Mark Antony’s ill-fated Parthian campaign! 00:00 Quote 00:35 Launching the Invasion 04:53 Resolving the conflict in Italy 05:36 Ventidius’ Counterattack 06:06 Battle of the Cilician Gates 11:47 Battle of the Amanus Pass 13:11 Withdrawal from Syria 13:48 Pacorus prepares for another attack 14:54 Battle of Mount Gindarus 18:30 Parthian Pushback 19:34 Antony prepares to invade Parthia 19:48 End of the Fifth Episode --------------------------------------- sources: Parthians full Forgotten Empire / Uwe Ellerbrock L Empire des arsacides / Jozef Wolski The age of the parthians / Vesta Sarkhosh Curtis, Sarah Stewart Grundzuge der parthischen Geschichte / Klaus Schippmann Histoire de l’empire parthe (-250 - 227): À la découverte d'une civilisation méconnue (Le Cri) / André Verstandig The Oxford handbook of Iranian history /Touraj Daryaee Shadows in the Desert: Ancient Persia at War / Kaveh Farrokh The Persians (Peoples of the Ancient World) / Maria Brosius The Roman Republic / Don Nardo Tarikh Jame Iran, Volume Two - Political History of the Parthians / Mahmoud Jafari Dehqi Tarikh Jame Iran, Volume Two - The Hellenistic-Iranian States / Jozef Wiesehöfer Parallel Lives - life of Crassus / Plutarch Parallel Lives - life of Antony / Plutarch Roman History / cassius dio Desert City Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Farya Faraji music: https://faryafaraji.bandcamp.com/music #ParthianEmpire #RomanEmpire #Pacorus #Ventidius #AncientHistory #BattleOfGindarus
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