Rome's First Conqueror of Parthia Was Once Its Prisoner
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Rome's First Conqueror of Parthia Was Once Its Prisoner

He entered Rome the first time as a captive in someone else's triumph, and fifty-one years later he came back riding in his own.

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Ancient RomeRoman RepublicParthian EmpireMiddle EastMilitary HistorySocial MobilityRoman TriumphsPublius VentidiusMark AntonyJulius Caesar

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