Talk:Roman-Persian Wars

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Created Roman-Persian Wars, still have to add a lot more information to this page; many battles i'm still constructing to be added here and a box for all the links to each battle too!--Mole Man 06:58, 19 December 2005 (UTC)

Finding particular wars such as the Lazic War no matter how small or large.Mole Man

[edit] Tactics?

In the beginning the Romans had difficulties fighting the Parthians. Yet, later on they were able to defeat the Parthians. Did they change their tactics? And if so, in what manner? It is worthwhile adding this kind of information to the article.

Wereldburger758 07:03, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

The Romans never defeated the Parthians. The empire went into civil war and a new dynasty took power, known as the Sassanids.Khosrow II 21:54, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

Okay, let me rephrase it: in the beginning the Romans suffered a huge defeat against the Parthians. Yet later on, they were able to defeat the Parthians several times. The fighting tactics of the Romans differed greatly from that of the Parthians. The Romans relied on their heavy infantry while the Parthians relied on their cavalry. My question is: what were the fighting tactics of the Romans in their campaigns against the Parthians? Wereldburger758 13:59, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

Well, battles went back and forth, that is why neither side could not defeat the other, and why the conflict between Iran and Rome lasted almost 1000 years. The answer to you question by the way is that the Romans encorporated the heavy cavalry into their Eastern armies and created new infantry tactics that modern historians dont know much about today, the records got lost.Khosrow II 21:53, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] It was a victory

Yes, the Persians were more than a match for the Romans. But the final war between the Persians and the Romans ended with the Battle of Nineveh. This was a Roman victory. The Persians subsequently never attcked Roman territory again. Therefore it was a Roman victory. Strategically speaking, it was a Roman victory because the Persians had tried to take Constantinople and Egypt as well as the Levant and in the end, after many battles, they held on to them. (Tactically speaking it was a draw, both survived and the frontline did not move much, if at all). Thirdly, the Roman victory is evident in that (a) the Persians fell to a civil war as a result of the defeat; the Persian King was defeated before his aristocracy overthrew him - true one of the Persian generals remained neutral but this more to Byzantine trickery (b) The Arabs first attacked the Romans, then the Persians after Yarmuk, since it was the Romans whom were more of a threat and they held onto the rich provinces of the Levant and Egypt. 81.156.122.95 19:11, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

It was a victory in that the Persians ended up in a civil war whilst the Byzantine empire reached a new height. The Arab victories over the Roman empire occured because Roman strategy was flawed; they had many more men than the Arabs and lost anyway. In any case the Romans were not exhausted as the Persians were.

I'd argue that the final result was a Roman pyrrhic victory. --GCarty 20:02, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

Well stated. On second review it was a pyrrhic victory, but a victory nonetheless in that the Roman empire was not destroyed by the Arabs, but the Persian empire was overcome.Tourskin 17:51, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Trivia

The Quranic reference is interesting; however, I disagree that it should be the last sentence at the introduction of the article. I've moved it to a Trivia section, although I think Trivia might sound pejorative- this isn't intended. However, this is a history article, so religious revelations and such should be on the back-burner. No offense, just sense.--C.Logan 11:29, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

I've temporarily removed the information until I can somehow incorporate some of the information found here[1](Specifically, the quotations from Watt and C.G. Pfander.) As it does cast doubt on whether this is actually even what is predicted in the Quran, the information should somehow be incorporated.--C.Logan 20:46, 19 March 2007 (UTC)