This man's life served as the basis of the final play by Pierre Corneille.
This man's life served as the basis of the final play by Pierre Corneille. He was the winning commander at a 55 BC battle which resulted in the capture and execution of king Mithridates III; that battle was fought at Seleucia. According to Plutarch's Parallel Lives, a commander fighting against this leader had to rescind an attempted charge when he saw that his soldier's "hands were riveted to their shields and their feet nailed through and through to the ground" by arrows. During that battle, this man used a train of camels to keep his own archers well-supplied and demoralized the opposing commander by showing him his son Publius' head on a spear. That military accomplishment came while this general served king Orodes II, resulting in the capture of several Roman standards by the (*) Parthian empire. For 10 points, name this general best known for kicking Crassus' ass at Carrhae.
This man's life served as the basis of the final play by Pierre Corneille.
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