Today I wanted to take a closer look at the common narrative that Crassus was a bumbling idiot who caused the disaster of Carrhae. What was he thinking! Today we will attempt to reconstruct his chain of decisions to determine if they really were misguided. As a reference for this rehabilitation of Crassus, I recommend the book "Defeat of Rome in the East: Crassus, the Parthians, and the Disastrous Battle of Carrhae, 53 BC" by Gareth C Sampson
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Invicta. (2021, May 30). What Was Crassus Thinking? - The "Fool" of Carrhae. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/video/2554/what-was-crassus-thinking---the-fool-of-carrhae/
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Invicta. "What Was Crassus Thinking? - The "Fool" of Carrhae." World History Encyclopedia, May 30, 2021. https://www.worldhistory.org/video/2554/what-was-crassus-thinking---the-fool-of-carrhae/.
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Invicta. "What Was Crassus Thinking? - The "Fool" of Carrhae." World History Encyclopedia, 30 May 2021, https://www.worldhistory.org/video/2554/what-was-crassus-thinking---the-fool-of-carrhae/.
