Rome's wars in Parthia : blood in the sand / Rose Mary Sheldon.
| Author/creator | Sheldon, Rose Mary, 1948- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | London ; Portland, Or. : Vallentine Mitchell, 2010. |
| Description | xxvi, 303 pages : maps ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | First contact -- The high price of failure : Crassus and the Parthians -- The Parthian response -- The campaigns of Antony -- The diplomatic solution : Augustus and Tiberius -- The campaigns of Corbulo and the Neronian settlement -- Trajan's Parthian adventure : with some modern caveats -- From Hadrian to Caracalla -- What did the Romans know, and when did they know it? -- The cost of war and empire -- Conclusion : blind into Babylon. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [254]-287) and index. |
| LCCN | 2010277580 |
| ISBN | 9780853039815 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 085303981X (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 9780853039310 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 0853039313 (pbk.) |