Battle of the Cilician Gates
Roman victory over Parthian army in 39BC / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of the Cilician Gates in 39 BC was a decisive victory for the Roman general Publius Ventidius over the Parthian army and its Roman allies who served under Quintus Labienus in Asia Minor.
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Battle of the Cilician Gates | |||||||
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Part of the Pompeian–Parthian invasion of 40 BC, the Roman–Parthian Wars | |||||||
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Roman Republic | Parthian Empire and Roman allies | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Publius Ventidius |
Pharnapates Quintus Labienus † | ||||||
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2? legions, cavalry, slingers[2] | 2 legions, cavalry, cataphracts[2] | ||||||
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unknown | unknown |
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