Publius Ventidius Bassus, or in full,
Publius Ventidius Publii filius Bassus, "Publius Ventidius, Publius's son, Bassus" was a
Roman general and one of
Julius Caesar's protégés. He won impressive victories against the
Parthians which resulted in the deaths of key leaders - victories which redeemed the losses of
Crassus and paved the way for
Antony's incursions. According to Plutarch in his "
Life of Antony", the three military victories of Ventidius over the Parthians singularly resulted in the only award (up to the time of Plutarch's writing) to a Roman general of the
triumphal ceremony for victory over Parthians.