罗马人和帕提亚人是如何看待对方的？ 第1页

这个其实可以从一些古籍中找到一些蛛丝马迹。

第一个是普鲁塔克的比较列传里，安东尼的那一卷。第34节。

Ventidius is the only man up to the present time who ever celebrated a triumph over the Parthians. He was a man of lowly birth, but his friendship with Antony bore fruit for him in opportunities to perform great deeds. Of these opportunities he made the best use, and so confirmed what was generally said of Antony and Caesar, namely, that they were more success­ful in campaigns conducted by others than by themselves. For Sossius, Antony's general, effected much in Syria, and Canidius, who was left by Antony in Armenia, conquered that people, as well as the kings of the Iberians and Albanians, and advanced as far as the Caucasus. Consequently the name and fame of Antony's power waxed great among the Barbarians.

第38节

In the meantime, however, Phraates came down with a great army, and when he heard that the waggons carrying the engines had been left behind, he sent a large number of his horsemen against them. By these Statianus was surrounded and slain himself, and ten thousand of his men were slain with him. Moreover, the Barbarians captured the engines and destroyed them. They also took a great number of prisoners, among whom was Polemon the king.

然后，是塔西佗的编年史，13卷36节

In the interval, until spring matured, Corbulo detained the legions in camp and distributed the auxiliary cohorts at suitable points, with orders not to risk a battle unattacked: the charge of these garrison-posts he entrusted to Paccius Orfitus, who had held the rank of leading centurion. Orfitus, though he had sent a written despatch that the barbarians were off their guard and an opportunity presented itself for a successful action, was ordered to keep within his lines and wait for larger forces.

另外，应该也是在编年史的某处，但是我不记得具体的地方了，第三军团在科尔布罗的麾下，炫耀自己过去在安东尼远征帕提亚战争中的军功，也是称帕提亚人为Barbarians。

所以蛮子还是蛮子，只不过是有钱的蛮子，值得冒着翻车的危险去抢一抢。