Battle of Mount Gindarus

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Battle of Mount Gindarus
Part of the Pompeian–Parthian invasion of 40 BC, Roman–Parthian Wars
Date38 BC
Location
Mount Gindarus, Syria
Result Roman Republic victory
Belligerents
Roman Republic Parthian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Publius Ventidius Pacorus I †
Strength
11 Legions Unknown
Casualties and losses
Minimal Heavy

The Battle of Mount Gindarus or battle of Cyrrhestica in 38 BC was a decisive victory for the Roman general Publius Ventidius Bassus over the Parthian army of Pacorus, son of King Orodes, in the Greater Syria district of Cyrrhestica.

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