02-11-2005, 06:12 PM
Carlton<br>
I would agree with most of your statements. A great army tends to understand the balance between shock and missle power. I think that is why the Eastern Roman empire lasted about 1000 years longer than the West. The Byzantines understood this balance. The Parthians were not versed in position war, only mobile missle war. On the open plains they were deadly, beseiging fortresses they were inefficient. The boundary generally stayed at the Euphrates between Rome and Parthia, going back and forth at various times. The Arsacids did lose their capital of Ctesiphon, but enemy armies marched through Rome on several occasions too! Remember "Vae Victis" ? <p></p><i></i>
I would agree with most of your statements. A great army tends to understand the balance between shock and missle power. I think that is why the Eastern Roman empire lasted about 1000 years longer than the West. The Byzantines understood this balance. The Parthians were not versed in position war, only mobile missle war. On the open plains they were deadly, beseiging fortresses they were inefficient. The boundary generally stayed at the Euphrates between Rome and Parthia, going back and forth at various times. The Arsacids did lose their capital of Ctesiphon, but enemy armies marched through Rome on several occasions too! Remember "Vae Victis" ? <p></p><i></i>
