Parthian Empire

The Empire Rome Could Not Break: A History of the Parthian EmpireFor five centuries, one empire stood between Rome and the East - and Rome never broke it.While Caesar conquered Gaul and Augustus remade the Mediterranean world, a rival power ruled an empire stretching from the Euphrates to the borders of China. The Parthians - heirs of ancient Iran, masters of the steppe, guardians of the Silk Road...