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Caracalla attacks the countryside east of the Tigris in the Parthian war of Caracalla
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Caracalla attacks the countryside east of the Tigris in the Parthian war of Caracalla
Caracalla offers the King of Parthia, Artabanus V of Parthia, a marriage proposal between himself and the King's daughter. Artabanus refuses the offer, realizing that the proposal was merely an attempt to unite the kingdom of Parthia under the control of Rome
Caracalla pursued a series of aggressive campaigns in the east against the Parthians, intended to bring more territory under direct Roman control
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