Marcus Aurelius (121-180)
Was the Roman emperor from 161 to 180 and a Stoic philosopher.He was the last of the rulers known as the Five Good Emperors, and the last of the Pax Romana era. During his rule the romans were successfull against the Parthians and several germanic groups

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Amazing drawings from a called "Stabilizing the Western Desolation". It is based on the Han vs Xiongnu War (60-53BC) but it also shows a lot of stuff about the and

Here Kushans conquering the city of from the Parthians.

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As huge as victory over the Parthians would be, rumours suggest this would just be the first stage in a much larger plan; Caesar then striking north through Scythia, rounding the Caspian Sea, returning through Sarmatia and finally crushing the Germans for good measure!

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The Parthians parade Publius' head around the Roman formation, and as Crassus falls into mourning, the army panics. They hunker down and weather the arrows until nightfall when they attempt a retreat, The next morning, the retreat is quickly turned into a pursuit and massacre.

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