Battle of Rhandeia | |||||||
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Part of Roman-Parthian War of 54-64 | |||||||
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Roman empire |
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Lucius Caesennius Paetus Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo | Tiridates I | ||||||
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IV Scythica XII Fulminata | Unknown |
The Battle of Hrandea, a military clash between the Armenian-Parthian and Roman armed forces in the spring of 62 in a place called Rhandeia. The Armenian army was led by Tiridates I the Parthian by Vologases I, and the Roman by Paetus.
The Roman legions pass under the yoke of Armenian spears, which was the most humiliating punishment for a soldier, then flee and leave the territory of the Great Armenian. Two years later, in the year 64, in the same place of the battle, the Treaty of Rhandeia[5] was signed, by which Tiridates I was declared the Armenian king and founded the Arsacid dynasty of Armenia.