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Parthians History Ancient Warfare Battle Of Carrhae During the parthian wars of marc antony in one of hard fought battles in which the parthians again used their archery skills and again were able to surround the romans from a large part (ie. the battle had basically similar parameters as that of carrhae), at last 3000 soldiers were killed and 5000 were wounded, see plut. Battle of carrhae and the parthian archers. gradual roman expansion into the region of the near east from the west and parthian expansion into the same region from the east brought these two great ancient powers into direct contact in the 1st century b. c. first diplomatic contacts with parthian envoys were conducted by sulla. Relief of parthian horseman, a highly skilled warrior, performing a parthian shot. (cc by sa 3.0) historian dr. kaveh farrokh suggests that the average parthian horse archer, with a quiver of 30 arrows, loosed between eight to ten arrows a minute at carrhae. it would take two to three minutes to exhaust his arsenal before needing to be resupplied. The roman army consisted of heavy infantry, cavalry, and archers, while the parthian forces relied heavily on their horse archers. the parthian horse archers were able to outmaneuver the roman cavalry and rain down arrows on the roman infantry, causing chaos and confusion. the battle of carrhae was a decisive victory for the parthian empire.