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Bret Devereaux‏ @BretDevereaux 7. heinäk.

The Roman governor of Asia, L. Munatius Plancus, runs off and the Parthian/Pompeian force moves in. Ventidius meets their army at the Cilician gates in 39 and wrecks it. Labienus, the dead-ender Pompeian, is killed. 22/xx

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Bret Devereaux‏ @BretDevereaux 7. heinäk.

The following year, the Parthians are thinking, "Well, that hurt a little, but surely we win round 2." NOPE. Battle of Cyrrhestica, 38 BC, Ventidius completely ruins a Parthian army, the Parthian crown prince Pacorus killed in the battle. Get wrecked, its BASSUS TIME. 23/xx

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Bret Devereaux‏ @BretDevereaux 7. heinäk.

Now Ventidius here is clever - he knows that Antony wants all of the glory of a victorious Parthian campaign and that stealing that glory from Antony would be unwise. So instead he secures the frontier and then hands the army over to Antony for his big campaign. 24/xx

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Bret Devereaux‏ @BretDevereaux 7. heinäk.

Antony, being Antony, *promptly* f***s it up, advancing too far, failing to guard his supplies fully, running out of food, failing in a siege and losing most of his army. Even James Purefoy's smile couldn't save that disaster. 25/xx (continues)pic.twitter.com/psyy3U9lue

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Bret Devereaux‏ @BretDevereaux 7. heinäk.

Ventidius wasn't there to save that disaster because he was busy being back at Rome celebrating his triumph for having utterly ruined two Parthian armies and re-secured Rome's eastern frontier. He's the first Roman to triumph over the Parthians. 26/34

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Bret Devereaux‏ @BretDevereaux 7. heinäk.

The previous guy having tried, Crassus, ended up very dead in 53 having over-extended, failed to guard his supply lines and lost all of his army. And of course as Ventidius is celebrating his triumph, Antony is busy doing his best Crassus impression, minus dying himself. 27/34

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Bret Devereaux‏ @BretDevereaux 7. heinäk.

Ventidius is going to be the only Roman to triumph over the Parthians until Trajan more than a century later. Turns out the muleteer-consul really was a portent! It's pretty clear that Ventidius was an individual of exceptional ability. 28/34

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Bret Devereaux‏ @BretDevereaux 7. heinäk.

We lose track of Ventidius fairly quickly after this. He's inducted into the College of Pontiffs, a prestigious priesthood, probably in 43. He's got to be at least 51 in 38 when he celebrates his triumph. 29/34

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Bret Devereaux‏ @BretDevereaux 7. heinäk.

We don't know when he died, but we are told by Aulus Gellius that he received a public funeral (in Rome). Since Octavian was running the show there after 42, that's a strong indicator that Ventidius managed to keep friendly with both sides of the Octavian/Antony rivalry. 30/34

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Bret Devereaux‏ @BretDevereaux 7. heinäk.

It's possible that Ventidius passed away before that rivalry turned into war in 32 or that like many other Caesarian partisans (e.g. Sallust) he slid into private life to avoid further conflict. In any case, he clearly didn't cross Octavian, given the public funeral. 31/34

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Bret Devereaux‏ @BretDevereaux 7. heinäk.

And that's our man Publius Ventidius Bassus. Born without Roman citizenship, captive in a triumph, low-end mule-renter - then praetor, consul of Rome, triumphator and victorious general over the Parthians. A truly remarkable career. 32/34

14.17 - 7. heinäk. 2021