CIVILIZATION
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Mesopotamia
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Tyre
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Rome
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Sparta
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Detailed explanation-1: -In 113 AD, the Roman Emperor Trajan made eastern conquests and the defeat of Parthia a strategic priority, and successfully overran the Parthian capital, Ctesiphon, installing Parthamaspates of Parthia as a client ruler.
Detailed explanation-2: -Historical Context of the Statue In 53 B.C., the Roman army led by Crassus suffered a devastating lost against the Parthians 3 . Crassus, a member of the first Triumvir, was killed and had his head sent to Armenia as a sign of Roman humiliation 13 . Furthermore, the Roman standard was relinquished to the Parthians 3 .
Detailed explanation-3: -The effective range of a slinger, and the rate & volume of fire, was as great as that of massed horse archers. Furthermore the armored Roman infantry was better able to withstand arrows than the Parthians could withstand stones.