THE LEGENDARY GENERAL SURENA

by - February 11, 2020


THE LEGENDARY GENERAL SURENA

84–53 B.C.E. Ú THE LEGENDARY GENERAL SURENA

In 53 B.C.E when the Romans advanced into a Parthian territory and were ever ready for full-scale invasions, the King of Parthia Orodes II sent his cavalry units under the Legendary General Surena to combat them with maximum force. The two armies subsequently met at the “Battle of Carrhae ” where the superior equipment and clever tactics of the Parthians to lure the Romans out into the middle of the desert and enabled them to defeat the numerically superior Romans. This victory made the Parthians into a superpower of their era and although it did not cause any decisive shift in the balance of power it produced a mighty echo amongst the peoples of the East which in turn caused several revolts against the Romans after this period in history. General Surena, also known as “Rustaham Suren-Pahlavi ” was a mighty Parthian general and a member of the “House of Suren”. He is well known in history for defeating the Romans in the Battle of Carrhae, with an elite army of only 10.000 Parthians against 40.000 Roman soldiers. It is believed that 20,000 Roman troops out of a force of about 36,000 died at the hands of the Parthians. The Romans were especially in awe of the expert mobile Parthian archers (hence the term: the Parthian Shot) who inflicted enormous casualties upon successive Roman armies. General Surena distinguished himself in this battle for dynastic succession. After this victory, the King of Parthia Orodes feared that his General Surena might take over the throne and constitute a threat, hence he had him executed at the young age of 31 by hiring secret mercenaries. That decision alone turned out to be a huge historical mistake since Surena and his clever tactics made a big difference to the outcome of each Parthian battle and played a part in building up the tapestry of their military Achievement.



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