Hold the Line: Seven Legions Under the Parthian Sky
Hold the Line: Seven Legions Under the Parthian Sky Welcome to The Last Bastion. Today, Roman soldiers raise their shields beneath a rain of arrows and wait for an enemy who will not come close. Their formation still holds. Their wounded are multiplying. When darkness falls, holding the line will no longer be enough. Carrhae was not simply a contest between Roman infantry and Parthian archers: it was a failure of command, reconnaissance, cavalry protection, and ammunition logistics that left seven legions unable to force their enemy into a decisive close fight. For Crassus, whose wealth could…
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