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Surena

84 BC - 52 BC

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Surena or Suren, also known as Rustaham Suren (died 53 or 52 BC), was a Parthian spahbed ("general" or "commander") during the first century BC. He was the leader of the House of Suren and was best known for defeating the Romans in the Battle of Carrhae. Under his command, the Parthians decisively defeated a numerically superior Roman invasion force under the command of Marcus Licinius Crassus. It is commonly seen as one of the earliest and most important battles between the Roman and Parthian empires and one of the most crushing defeats in Roman history. "Suren" remains popular as a name in Iran and it is sometimes pronounced as "Soren". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Surena is the 637th most popular military personnel (down from 635th in 2019), the 158th most popular biography from Iraq (up from 159th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Iraqi Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Surena ranks 637 out of 2,058. Before him are Johan Banér, Heraclius the Elder, Alexander Haig, Walter Krüger, Nguyễn Ngọc Loan, and Huang Gai. After him are Thersites, Archelaus, Maurice Sarrail, Yigael Yadin, Heinz Reinefarth, and Hisaichi Terauchi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 84 BC, Surena ranks 3. Before him are Catullus, and Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus. After him is Publius Servilius Casca. Among people deceased in 52 BC, Surena ranks 2. Before him is Publius Clodius Pulcher. After him are Marcus Atius, and Marcus Aemilius Scaurus.

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In Iraq

Among people born in Iraq, Surena ranks 158 out of 384. Before him are Al-Mustazhir (1078), Abo of Tiflis (756), Shammuramat (-900), Al-Mustanjid (1124), Ovadia Yosef (1920), and At-Ta'i (932). After him are Phraates II (-200), Ishbi-Erra (-2100), Vonones II (-25), Artabanus I of Parthia (-200), Enmebaragesi (-2650), and Al-Mustakfi (905).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Iraq

Among military personnels born in Iraq, Surena ranks 4. Before him are Ahmad Sanjar (1100), Qutayba ibn Muslim (668), and Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad (648). After him are Mahmud Shevket Pasha (1856), Abu Ali al-Anbari (1957), Abu Azrael (1978), and Juba (1978).

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