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Author Sheldon, Rose Mary, 1948-

Title Rome's wars in Parthia : blood in the sand / Rose Mary Sheldon.

Publication Info. London ; Portland, Or. : Vallentine Mitchell, 2010.

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Description 1 online resource (xxvi, 303 pages) : maps
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 254-287) and index.
Contents First contact -- The high price of failure : Crassus and the Parthians -- The Parthian response -- The campaigns of Antony -- The diplomatic solution : Augustus and Tiberius -- The campaigns of Corbulo and the Neronian settlement -- Trajan's Parthian adventure : with some modern caveats -- From Hadrian to Caracalla -- What did the Romans know, and when did they know it? -- The cost of war and empire -- Conclusion : blind into Babylon.
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Summary The leader of an empire invades Iraq. He has inadequate intelligence and underestimates the resistance of the locals, but he believes his overwhelming military strength will bring him a swift victory. His army overruns the area between the Tigris and the Euphrates, but as soon as he occupies the area a massive insurgency arises, made up of various ethnic and religious groups. What began as a simple conquest for dominance bogs down in deadly fighting as the once-victorious commander-in-chief now desperately searches for an exit strategy ... This scenario could be any number of Roman campaigns,
Subject Rome -- Foreign relations -- Iran -- Parthia.
Parthia -- Foreign relations -- Rome.
Rome -- History, Military.
Parthia -- History, Military.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- International.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- General.
Diplomatic relations. (OCoLC)fst01907412
Iran -- Parthia. (OCoLC)fst01263290
Rome (Empire) (OCoLC)fst01204885
politique étrangère -- Empire parthe -- Rome.
guerre -- Parthe (peuple) -- Rome.
Empire parthe -- Rome.
Partherkriege.
Genre/Form Military history. (OCoLC)fst01411630
Other Form: Print version: Sheldon, Rose Mary, 1948- Rome's wars in Parthia 9780853039815 (DLC) 2010277580 (OCoLC)430505408
ISBN 9780853039587 (electronic bk.)
0853039585 (electronic bk.)
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