Caligula and Parthia #Caligula #parthia
Channel: Roman History: Antiquity
Date: 25/03/2024

During Caligula's reign, he made peace with Parthia and avoided war against them. He allowed Parthia to have their candidate on the Armenian throne.
#caligula #parthia #Armenia #romanempire

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:35 Background
1:01 Terms
1:48 What if?
2:53 Final Thoughts

Music Credit:
Calcutta Sunset- E's Jammy Jams
Stark Goes Dark- The Whole Other

Photo Credits:
Great Armenia location map- Tigran Ovanyan, CC BY-SA 4.0
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King Artabanus- Mb573106, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Vitellius, denarius, 69, RIC I 99 (reverse)- The Trustees of the British Museum, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Sources:
-Barrett, Anthony A- Caligula: The Corruption of Power, (Routledge, 1989)
-Poiort, John J- Perceptions of classical Armenia: Romano-Parthian relations, 70 BC- AD 220, [Master’s Thesis, LSU], LSU
https://repository.lsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1831&context=gradschool_theses
-Sheldon, Rose M- Rome’s War in Parthia: Blood in the Sand, (Vallentine Mitchell, 2010)
-(Ed.)Venning, Timothy- A Chronology of the Roman Empire, (Palgrave, 2006)
-Wilkinson, Sam- Caligula, (Routledge, 2005)