March, 15, 44 B.C.:
Caesars Assassination Relieves Iranians
By: Mir M.Hosseini
7 days to Norooz celebrations, the news of Caesar's assassination in the Senate relieved Iranians because they were preparing for an attack from Caesar's army as a revenge for the defeat 7 years earlier when general Surena had crushed Roman army leaded by Crassus in the famous Battle of Carrhae.
KEY TERMS:Assassination , Battle of Carrhae , Caesar , Carrhae , Crassus , Iran , Iranian , Norooz , Roman , Senate , Suren , Surena
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