After winning this battle, the general Surena forced the loser to drink a cup of molten gold.
The decapitated head of a man killed at this battle was used as an impromptu prop by the actor Jason of Tralles in a performance of The Bacchae. After this battle, its victors displayed copies of the pornographic Milesian Tale which had been found in the losers' baggage and held a mock triumph in which a soldier who resembled the defeated general was paraded in women's clothes. The winners of this battle used thousands of camels to resupply their forces, and the losing commander's son (*) Publius committed suicide rather than be overrun by enemy cataphracts. At this battle, the winners used their namesake "shot" maneuver, in which mounted archers feigned retreat before shooting backwards at the enemy. After winning this battle, the general Surena forced the loser to drink a cup of molten gold. For 10 points, name this victory for the Parthians over Crassus.
The decapitated head of a man killed at this battle was used as an impromptu prop by the actor Jason of Tralles in a performance of The Bacchae.
Battle of Carrhae