Quick DSOK if you can answer this

[silent_empath]

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[DSOK]

Okay DSOK....answer this one. It's pretty easy but I'll know if you've done internet research on it.

Who invaded Parthia during the First Triumvirate? Why was he important? What enabled him to be part of the First Triumvirate? Did he win or lose? Why?

Anyone try for it.....I don't really care. Just no internet research....it spoils the fun.

I thought people were asking help with actual problems, not trivia.

Anyway, that must have been Crassus. He had been co-princeps with Pompey for some time before the appearance of Caesar and the formation of the triumvirate, but Crassus' position was generally considered less prestigious. Although Crassus was much wealthier than Pompey, one of his major military campaigns was against Spartacus' slave army. The Senate did not deem Crassus' work worthy of a victory, since he had merely defeated slaves, so his military credentials were less well-established than Pompey's. (Pompey had conquered most of the Roman holdings in the near east, except for Anatolia, which was taken by Lucullus.)

As triumvir, Crassus managed to eastern empire, and his invasion of Parthia was an attempt to prove his military stature. His death in the campaign led to the collapse of the triumvirate and Pompey's decision to recall Caesar from Gaul (where he as well had been working to prove himself a better general than Pompey, but sucessfully). Caesar was planning an invasion of Parthia at the time of his death, but the distance and arid conditions made the area difficult for the Roman army to take, and it was never ultimately conquered.

[Flibbo]

are you a member of mensa?
because if you arn't i'd look into it

[Comodo]

It's clear to me that as a child, DSOK Was abandoned in one of those huge public libraries. Forced to fend for himself, he crawled around, surviving on eating pages of old documents. Over years, he taught himself to walk, read and write.

He convinced himself that it was only safe to eat the paper if he read it first. So, in the struggle to survive, he ate and read (But could never learn to talk, because no one talks in a public library) untill he had eaten many, many books, allmost every book ever written.

But, sadly, the goverment found out about this and abducted him. To make sure the public never found out about him and his infinate knowledge, they connected his brain up to a computer, and in a sick twist of fate, locked his mind into the one place on the internet where everyone only thinks about stupid and pointless things: Here.

[Porter]

coming from a guy from england?

everybody just disregard that

[Comodo]

Hey, I hate this country too. It allways rains, but it never snows, everyone talks like part of there tounge has been cut off, and we get video games later. Plus, everyone I know is a moron. EVEN MY FRIENDS. Goddammit, I wanna go back to the US. I still have a quite american accent, so mixed with the The-Tip-Of-My-Tounge-Has-Been-Cut-Off accent I sound like a total retard, and I could get rid of it in 5 MINS if I was back there, honest to god. Whenever I see one of my friends from over there, POOF, Its gone. But in a few weeks its back. Plus, the country is full of REALLY, REALLY UGLY PEOPLE. HELP! (No offence to anyone who likes it here, god help your soul)

[Porter]

i hear english women are bad

[Comodo]

So, Just pretend I'm not english. I'm not english in blood at all anyway. My dad is from scotland (Which is even worse, but a bit nicer to look at)
And my mom's (Yes, I dident use the english spelling) Side of the family is french. So there.

[Porter]

soooo......what are you trying to say?

[Comodo]

That england sucks. Yeah.

[Flibbo]

i live in england too but again not by blood
i'm mostly irish and scandinavian
so basically a drunken viking

england can be ok at times but i also wish i could go live in america. now just to helicptor everyone i like to California and my plan shall be complete (mwahhahahahah etc)

[Telephalsion]

i live in england too but again not by blood
i'm mostly irish and scandinavian
so basically a drunken viking

Viking eh, i'll keep you in mind

[Flibbo]

you just have to look at me to see i'm viking, my beard developed fairly early
i was thinking of growing a trazuin beard for a laugh

[Strayed Wanderer]

I'm sorry, we've got a limit of one Viking per message board.

[Iteroth]

I'm Greek, Danish, and English.

That makes me more awesome than even Jesus.