Nov 8

All the territories of the Roman Empire in Asia were overtaken by Iran

This piece of history will be completely edited later          After the victory of Iran in the 53 BC war, in Hara area, in which Crassus, one of the three members of the High Council ruling over Rome, and his son, were killed and 7 legionaries were destroyed Orod, from the Parthian dynasty, started interfering in Romans’ affairs and this interference reached its peak during the civil war of the Romans (49 – 44 BC) and the King of Iran would each time support different Roman leaders who were fighting with each other for power and would promise military aid and dispatch of soldiers, and in this way would instigate the disputes.     After the disputes amongst Roman generals calmed down and after assassination of Julius Caesar in the Roman Senate, Orod decided to conquer the remaining territories of Rome in Asia before the Romans could decide to attack Iran territory, which was predictable, and leave no footprints of the Romans in the Eastern Mediterranean. With this plan, Orod sent his son, Pacorus (which has been written in history as Levant) with half of Iran’s army, to Syria and this army defeated the Romans in a war that took place on 7 November 40 BC, in which the Roman General, Desidius Sextus was killed. The next day, i.e., 8 November, Syria again joined Iran territory. In this war 5000 Roman soldiers were captured. The Roman mortality rate is written as 11,000. Pacorus then conquered Palestine and the west coast of Asia Minor (the west coast of present Turkey), and finally there was no place left of the Roman territory in Asia. Orod suggested to Mahestan (Iran     Senate) to appoint Pacorus as the governor of the conquered areas and this suggestion was accepted.          Translation by Rowshan Lohrasbpour (AmordadNews writer)