What is Battle of Rhandeia?
{{Infobox Military Conflict | conflict = Battle of Rhandeia | image = | caption = | partof = | date = 62 | place = Rhandeia, Kingdom of Armenia | result = [[Parthia]]n-[[Kingdom of Armenia (antiquity)|Armenia]]n victory <ref>The Armenians By Elizabeth Redgate, A. E. (Anne Elizabeth) Redgate - Page 91</ref> | combatant1 = [[Roman Empire]] | combatant2 = [[Image:Artaxiad coat of arms by PeopleOfAr.svg|25px]] [[Kingdom of Armenia (antiquity)|Kingdom of Armenia]]<br>[[Image:Flag of Parthian empire.png|25px]] [[Parthia]] | commander1 = [[Lucius Caesennius Paetus]] [[Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo]] | commander2 = [[Tiridates I of Armenia]] | strength1 = ~35,000 Romans siege equipment Iberian conscripts | strength2 = ~Ayrudzi 10,000 | casualties1 = High at least 15,000 Romans dead ~500 taken captive Siege equipment destroyed Iberian conscripts forced to exile Rhandeia | casualties2 = Mild no more than 1,000 Ayrudzi dead| }} The '''Battle of Rhandeia''' was a [[battle]] fought between [[Kingdom of Armenia|Armenia]] and [[Parthia]] against the [[Roman Empire]]. It was fought just after the [[Mithridatic Wars]]. The Romans were led by [[Lucius Caesennius Paetus]]. They were defeated by the Parthian-Armenian [[army]] led by [[Tiridates I of Armenia]]. The Parthians made Tiridates the [[King]] of Armenia. He was the brother of the Parthian king [[Vologases I]]. Tiridates replaced [[Tigranes the Great|Tigranes]], a Roman ally, as king. The Romans fought to take back the [[throne]], but were forced into surrender at Rhandeia (autumn 62). ==Related pages== *[[Armenian Empire]] ==References== {{reflist}} {{history-stub}} [[Category:Ancient Armenia]] [[Category:Wars and battles of Ancient Rome|Rhandeia]] [[Category:62]]