TY - JOUR
TI - Corbulo versus Vologases: A Game of Chess for Armenia
AU - Gregoratti, Leonardo
TI - Corbulo versus Vologases: A Game of Chess for Armenia
AB - The available books of Tacitus’ Annales constitute the most important source of information concerning the long war between Rome and the Great King for supremacy in Armenia. Leaving in the background the stereotypical way in which the Arsacids are often portrayed, his characterisation of the protagonists, both Roman and Parthian, reflects Tacitus’ opinions about Rome’ political past and present. The representations the Roman author provides of the various leaders, Corbulo, Paetus, Vologases and Tiridates, seem to marginalise the distinction between Roman and Parthians, in order to distinguish between those who are familiar with the rules of psychological warfare and experts in the tricks of the war game and those who are tragically not.
VL - 2017
IS - Volume 24
PY - 2017
SN - 1897-3426
C1 - 2084-3909
SP - 107
EP - 121
DO - 10.4467/20800909EL.17.024.7506
UR - https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/electrum/article/corbulo-versus-vologases-a-game-of-chess-for-armenia
KW - Parthians
KW - Vologases
KW - Tacitus
KW - Paetus
KW - terror
KW - Armenian Wars
KW - Nero
KW - Corbulo