Parthian war of Caracalla
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The Parthian war of Caracalla was fought between the Roman
and Parthian Empire
s under Caracalla
and Artabanus IV of Parthia
respectively. According to Herodian
, in 216 AD, Caracalla tricked the Parthians into believing that he accepted a marriage proposal and slaughtered the wedding guests after the wedding celebrations.
Roman Empire
The Roman Empire was the post-Republican period of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....
and Parthian Empire
Parthian Empire
The Parthian Empire , also known as the Arsacid Empire , was a major Iranian political and cultural power in ancient Persia...
s under Caracalla
Caracalla
Caracalla , was Roman emperor from 198 to 217. The eldest son of Septimius Severus, he ruled jointly with his younger brother Geta until he murdered the latter in 211...
and Artabanus IV of Parthia
Artabanus IV of Parthia
Artabanus IV of Parthia ruled the Parthian Empire . He was the younger son of Vologases V who died in 208. Artabanus rebelled against his brother Vologases VI, and soon gained the upper hand, although Vologases VI maintained himself in a part of Babylonia until about 228.The Roman emperor...
respectively. According to Herodian
Herodian
Herodian or Herodianus of Syria was a minor Roman civil servant who wrote a colourful history in Greek titled History of the Empire from the Death of Marcus in eight books covering the years 180 to 238. His work is not entirely reliable although his relatively unbiased account of Elagabalus is...
, in 216 AD, Caracalla tricked the Parthians into believing that he accepted a marriage proposal and slaughtered the wedding guests after the wedding celebrations.