Trajan's Parthian campaign

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title: Trajan's Parthian campaign
text: Trajan's Parthian campaign was engaged by Roman emperor Trajan in 115 against the Parthian Empire in Mesopotamia. The war was initially successful for the Romans, but a series of setbacks, including wide-scale rebellions in the Eastern Mediterranean and North Africa and Trajan's death in 117, ended in a Roman withdrawal. In 113, Trajan decided that the moment was ripe for a final resolution of the "eastern question" by the decisive defeat of Parthia and the annexation of Armenia. His conquests m
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description: Conflict between Roman forces under Emperor Trajan and the Parthians in Mesopotamia (115-117)
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date created: 2015-11-04T21:40:39Z
date modified: 2024-09-11T07:26:49Z
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