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065- Burn It To The Ground

The History of Rome

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The Triumphal Arch Marking the Destroyment of the Parthians

The parthian king demanded that the defeated army build him a bridge across a nearby river so his enterage could march over it victoriously. The remnants of pitus army met up with the approaching legions led by corbulo, and despite pitu's pleas to keep fighting, corbulo refused and led the whole force back to syria. He knew full well that corbulo was not pitus, and that the romans would not be taken so easily again. But before a battle could be fought, volagase sent word that he wanted to deal. Pitus was immediately recalled to rome, and Corbulo was given emergency imperium over the entire eastern

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