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Pax Romana Art
The Parley at Carrhae
Near Carrhae, Mesopotamia · 53 BC
740 kr876 kr
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- Printed in the USA. Printed, stretched, and shipped in the USA.
- Free US shipping. Tracking included on every order.
- Canvas, framed or not. Stretched over FSC-certified wooden bars, or set in a wooden frame with a 12 mm gap around it.
- Hanging hardware included. Framed canvas arrives assembled, with the hanger attached.
- Arrives perfect — guaranteed. Damaged or defective? Free reprint or refund.
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Framed canvas
- Canvas (cotton-polyester blend)
- Set in a wooden frame with a 12 mm (0.45″) gap around the canvas
- 42 mm (1.65″) deep
- Arrives assembled and ready to hang: hanger attached, screws or nails included
Canvas
- Canvas (cotton-polyester blend)
- Stretched over FSC-certified wooden bars
- Hanging hardware included
- Sizes: 12x18″ · 16x24″ · 24x36″
- Orientation: Vertical
- Medium: Canvas
- Style: History painting
- Era: Late Republic
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The Parley at CarrhaeFramed canvas · Black · 12x18″
740 kr
876 krSave 136 kr
Near Carrhae, Mesopotamia · 53 BC
A Horse with a Golden Bridle
In 53 BC Marcus Licinius Crassus, the richest man in Rome and Caesar's partner in the First Triumvirate, invaded Parthia in search of military glory. Near Carrhae, modern Harran, his army was shot to pieces by the horse archers and armored cavalry of the Parthian commander known as Surena. His son Publius was killed. The survivors retreated by night toward the hills.
Plutarch tells how it ended. Surena sent word that he was ready to make a truce. Crassus suspected a trap, but his soldiers shouted and threatened him until he agreed to go down to the meeting. He went on foot, with a few officers, among them his legate Octavius. Surena rode up with his nobles, his bow unstrung, and held out his right hand. When Crassus said that he had come on foot, Surena answered that a horse was ready for him, a gift from the king, and grooms brought up a horse with a golden bridle and lifted him onto it. Octavius, fearing Crassus was being carried off, seized the bridle; a fight broke out, and Crassus was killed. Plutarch says his head and hand were sent to the Parthian king. Cassius Dio adds, as a story told by some, that the Parthians poured molten gold into his mouth in mockery of his greed. Plutarch, our fullest source, does not mention it.
The piece
The painting shows the parley at sunset on the stony slopes. Crassus, white-haired, stands at the left in a mail shirt and a red cloak, an officer beside him. Before him Surena, young, with long dark hair and painted eyes, sits his horse in a robe of gold, the unstrung bow in one hand and the other held out. His men lead up the white horse, its bridle and trappings shining with gold. On the hill behind, the last Romans watch, and across the plain the Parthian cavalry waits in its armor.
Materia · The materials
Canvas, framed or not.
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Wooden stretcher bars
The canvas is stretched over FSC-certified wooden bars.
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Floating frame
Black, natural wood or dark brown, with a 12 mm (0.45″) gap around the canvas. 42 mm (1.65″) deep.
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Ready for the wall
Framed canvas arrives assembled, hanger attached, screws or nails included. Canvas comes with its hanging hardware.
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