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Name: Military Campaigns in Parthia by Caracalla

Type: Event

Start: 215 AD

End: 217 AD

Parent: Roman-Persian Wars

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Was a military campaign by Roman Emperor Caracalla against the Parthian Empire.

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  • January 215: The ruling Abgarid dynasty was deposed by the Romans during the reign of Roman Emperor Caracalla (r. 211-217), probably in 214, and Osroene was incorporated as a province.
  • January 217: Emperor Caracalla invaded the Parthian Empire in 216 using an abortive wedding proposal to the Parthian king's daughter as a casus belli. His forces carried out a campaign of massacres in the northern regions of the Parthian Empire.
  • February 217: Emperor Caracalla invaded the Parthian Empire in 216 using an abortive wedding proposal to the Parthian king's daughter as a casus belli. His forces carried out a campaign of massacres in the northern regions of the Parthian Empire.

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