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The Roman Republic was trounced during its early wars with Parthia, but later imperial-era armies faired better. What tactical innovations did Trajan and his successors adopt that allowed them to defeat the eastern kingdom multiple times, despite their inferiority in cavalry?

by /u/RusticBohemian in /r/AskHistorians

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