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Nero's Parthian War: Corbulo and the Struggle for Armenia
In this episode of Fexingo History, Lucas and Luna explore Nero's Parthian War—a conflict that reshaped the Roman East. We follow the campaigns of Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo, Rome's greatest general of the era, as he faces off against the Parthian king Vologases I for control of the Armenian buffer kingdom. The episode covers the siege of Artaxata, the surrender of Tiridates I, the Treaty of Rhandeia, and the stunning coronation ceremony in Rome where Nero celebrated a triumph without ever leaving Italy. Along the way, we discuss Roman military strategy, Parthian archery and…
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