Augustus's Triumph in Armenia

Augustus parleyed these shows of force into a sitdown with the king of parthia. The princeps had no interest in actually entangling rome in a war with parthia, but as long as they didn't know that he bargained from a position of strength,. agreed to return the legionary standards, along with roman prisoners taken over the years, in exchange for a lasting peace. For the rest of his life, augustus considered the diplomatic return of the legionary eagles one of the great highlights of his career.