File:The story of the greatest nations, from the dawn of history to the twentieth century - a comprehensive history, founded upon the leading authorities, including a complete chronology of the world, and (14765138152).jpg

Identifier: storyofgreatestn02elli (find matches)
Title: The story of the greatest nations, from the dawn of history to the twentieth century : a comprehensive history, founded upon the leading authorities, including a complete chronology of the world, and a pronouncing vocabulary of each nation
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Ellis, Edward Sylvester, 1840-1916 Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis), 1870-1942
Subjects: World history
Publisher: New York : F.R. Niglutsch
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Internet Archive

View Book Page: Book Viewer
About This Book: Catalog Entry
View All Images: All Images From Book
Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book.

Text Appearing Before Image:
the assault of the light Parthian cavalry and the clouds of arrows thatdarkened the air. Crassus ordered his son to charge and disperse their assail-ants. The youth at the head of a strong force pressed _ forward, but was sooncut off from the legions and overpowered. His captors displayed his head ona pike in full view of the Romans, who made a brave defence, though they suf-fered severe losses, until darkness brought a lull. Then a retreat was ordered,and the exhausted legions, their ranks dreadfully thinned, staggered back tow-ard their most advanced outposts, which they managed to reach. But they feltunsafe even there, and a disorganized flight followed, with the Parthians relent-lessly pressing them. Crassus was finally brought to bay and ordered to sur-render. He did not wish to do so, for he distrusted his enemies, but his un-disciplined soldiers compelled him to submit, since the Parthians promised thefairest terms; but in the ceremonies accompanying the surrender, Crassus and
Text Appearing After Image:
Rome—Political Anarchy 371 his officers were attacked and all slain. Such was the end of the wealthiestmember of the celebrated Triumvirate. His expedition had proven a failure ofthe most disgraceful nature. Ten thousand Romans were captured and twentythousand had perished. The captives were so well treated that most of themsettled in Parthia. The amazing successes of Caesar and the turbulence in Rome prevented theexcitement which the news of the death of Crassus and the overthrow of hisexpedition would have caused under other circumstances. Matters in the citysteadily went from bad to worse, until the best men came to despair of theRepublic and to see that their only hope was in a dictatorship. The year u.c.53 opened with an interregnum which lasted for six months. Bribery was soopen and shameless that the Senate and tribunes, who had still a sense of honorleft, combined and prevented any elections whatever, so that at the beginningof the year no consuls had been elected. After a t

Note About Images