#443 – Gregory Aldrete: The Roman Empire – Rise and Fall of Ancient Rome

6844.399 - 6868.856 Gregory Aldrete

His biggest diplomatic triumph that he boasted about constantly was that about 50 years before him, the Romans had sent an expedition into Parthia, this neighboring kingdom led by Crassus, and they'd gotten wiped out. So it was this big disaster, military disaster. And the standards of the Roman legions, the eagles that each Roman legion carried, had been captured by the Parthians.