62 ⟶ Roman Defeat at the Battle of Rhandeia

Battle of Rhandeia: The Roman army (two legions) is defeated...
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⚔️ Battle of Carrhae: Parthians Defeat Romans

the Parthians defeat the Romans under Crassus in the Battle of Carrhae, ending the First Triumvirate.⟶
Battle of Carrhae: Parthians Defeat Romans (-53)
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⚔️ Corbulo's Legions Train in Cappadocia

Winter – Domitius Corbulo marches his legions (Legio VI Ferrata and Legio X) into the mountains of Cappadocia and makes camp. He gives the men a harsh training, twenty-five-mile marches and weapons drills.⟶
Corbulo's Legions Train in Cappadocia (54)
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⚔️ Roman-Parthian War Begins over Armenia

War between Rome and Parthia breaks out due to the invasion of Armenia by King Vologases I, who has replaced the Roman-supported ruler with his brother Tiridates I of Armenia. (approximate date)⟶
Roman-Parthian War Begins over Armenia (56)
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🛡️ Corbulo Captures Tigranocerta and Installs Tigranes VI in Armenia

Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo, Roman commander in the east, captures Tigranocerta in Mesopotamia. He installs Tigranes VI, a Cappadocian prince, as ruler of Armenia. For the next four years, a cohort from Legio VI Ferrata and Legio X Fretensis is stationed in the capital as bodyguard to the king, supported by fifteen hundred auxiliaries.⟶
Corbulo Captures Tigranocerta and Installs Tigranes VI in Armenia (59)
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⚔️ Roman Defeat at the Battle of Rhandeia

Battle of Rhandeia: The Roman army (two legions) is defeated by the Parthians under king Tiridates I. Paetus surrenders and withdraws his disheveled army to Syria.⟶
Roman Defeat at the Battle of Rhandeia (62)
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⛺️ Roman Campaign Paused: Winter Camp at Rhandeia

Lucius Caesennius Paetus advances towards Tigranocerta, but due to lack of supplies he makes camp for the winter in the fortress at Rhandeia in northwestern Armenia.⟶
Roman Campaign Paused: Winter Camp at Rhandeia (62)
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