Ariamnes

Arab chieftain

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association with Crassus

  • Parthian empire
    In Battle of Carrhae: Context

    Ariamnes was an ally of Pompey, but Plutarch reports that the Parthians had tasked him with diverting the Roman forces away from the river. He successfully persuaded Crassus to do so, and the Romans marched into a plain that grew drier and sandier with each…

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