Crassus' Parting Shot

Crassus' brilliant strategy was to simply outlast the arrow supply of the Parthians and hope they would leave the Romans alone after that. He kept his men in formation, shields facing all directions, and the arrows mostly bounced off harmlessly. But as I'm sure you can imagine, the constant attack took its toll mentally. The exhausted and heat-strokeed Roman front line was smashed; Crassus was forced to order a retreat. Ten thousand of his men were cut off from the rest of the army and cut down.