After Crassus was defeated at the battle of Carrhae, 10,000 Roman soldiers were taken prisoner by the Parthians. While history records some details of their story, their ultimate fate is clouded in mystery. This has led to the fantastic claims that some prisoners made it all the way to Han China! Today we examine this hypothesis.

Literary Sources
"Defeat of Rome in the East: Crassus, the Parthians, and the Disastrous Battle of Carrhae, 53 BC" by Gareth C Sampson
"Rome's Wars in Parthia: Blood in the Sand" by Rose Mary Sheldon