Arsaces I (/ˈɑːrsəsiːz/; from Greek: Ἀρσάκης; in Parthian: 𐭀𐭓𐭔𐭊 Aršak) was the first king of Parthia, ruling from 247 BC to 217 BC, as well as the...
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of this name include: Arsaces I of Parthia, c. 247–211 BC Arsaces II of Parthia, c. 211–191 BC, in older sequences known as 'Artabanus I' Arsaces of Pontus...
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(𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎣). Arsaces II succeeded his father Arsaces I in 217 BC. In 209 BC, the energetic Seleucid king Antiochus III the Great recaptured Parthia, which had...
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name of his brother Arsaces, and after him, all the other Parthian kings did the same. Tiridates II of Parthia is called "Tiridates I" in accounts that...
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BC. During his reign, Parthia was transformed from a small kingdom into a major political power in the Ancient East as a result of his conquests. He first...
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used by early Arsaces dynasty. During the reign of Mithridates I of Parthia (c. 171 BC–138 BC) it was renamed Mithradatkirt ("fortress of Mithradates")...
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Arsaces I of Armenia, also known as Arsaces I, Arshak I and Arsak (ruled 35 AD) was a Parthian Prince who was King of Armenia during 35 AD. Arsaces I...
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heritage of the ancient Iranian Achaemenid Empire. Examples of these signs included a fictitious claim that the first Arsacid king, Arsaces I (r. 247–217 BC)...
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the command of "Arsaces and his brother Tiridates"—the Parni invaded Parthia and seized control of Astabene (Astawa), the northern region of that territory...
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Tiridates (redirect from Tiridates of Parthia)
word of Iranian origin (“given by the god Tir”). It may refer to: Tiridates I of Parthia (fl. 211 BC), brother of Arsaces I Tiridates II of Parthia, ruled...
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asserting Parthia's independence once again. Arsaces II died in 181 BCE, and the throne passed to Phriapatius, the son of a brother of Arsaces II. During...
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It is however certain that he used the titles of Great King and Arsaces. Under Gotarzes I and Orodes I, Babylonian scholars notably wrote cuneiform records...
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of Parthia for roughly a century at that point, founded by Arsaces I) until the defeat of the last Parthian king, Artabanus IV, at the Battle of Hormozdgan...
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Vardanes I, whose reign was still more turbulent than that of his father. Artabanus II had four sons: Arsaces I, Orodes, Artabanus, Vardanes I and an adopted...
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(فرهاد). Phraates was the eldest son of the Parthian monarch Priapatius (r. 191 – 176 BC), who was the nephew of Arsaces II. Phraates had three other brothers...
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"earth" and parthivi "[lord] of the earth". The earliest attested use of Pahlavi dates to the reign of Arsaces I of Parthia (250 BCE) in early Parthian...
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territory following the Battle of Mount Labus in 209 BCE from Arsaces' (or Tiridates'[b]) successor, Arsaces II. Arsaces II sued for peace and accepted...
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Andragoras (Seleucid satrap) (redirect from Greco-Parthia)
BC. Parthia was during this period constantly receiving new waves of Iranian migrants from Central Asia, most notably the Parni led by Arsaces I. Around...
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Priapatius (redirect from Phriapatius of Parthia)
Friyapāt), was the Arsacid king of Parthia from 191 BC to 176 BC. He was the first-cousin-once-removed and successor of Arsaces II (r. 217 – 191 BC). Like...
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Parthian Empire (redirect from Arsacid Dynasty of Parthia)
succeeded Arsaces I. Bivar and Katouzian affirm that it was his brother Tiridates I of Parthia, who in turn was succeeded by his son Arsaces II of Parthia in...
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assassination of Orodes III in about 6 AD, the Parthians applied to Augustus for a new king from the house of Arsaces. Augustus sent them Vonones I, but he...
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In about 250 BC, Diodotus repelled a Parthian invasion of Bactria by Arsaces. He minted an extensive coinage and administered a powerful and prosperous...
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(as in Aristotelian logic) Arminian – Jacobus Arminius Arsacid – Arsaces I of Parthia (as in Arsacid dynasty) Arthurian – King Arthur (as in Arthurian...
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Gotarzes, is mentioned as "Arsaces King, grandson of Friapatak [who is] the son of the nephew of Arsaces [I]." Son of Artabanus I: Olbrycht (2010), however...
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Ashgabat (redirect from Capital of Turkmenistan)
deriving from the name of the founder of the Parthian Empire, Arsaces I of Parthia, in Persian Ashk-Abad (the city of Ashk/Arsaces). Ashgabat is in near...
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mountains. Arsaces was captured and killed. Arsaces probably claimed the throne because he was the grandson of Mithridates VI of Pontus, the last king of an independent...
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Arsaces I. Other sources mention that he establishes a peace with Arsaces I by recognising his sovereignty over Parthia. Despite the opposition of the...
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Rashkan Castle (category Articles with topics of unclear notability from January 2024)
built during the Parthian rule of Iran. The name comes from Arsaces I of Parthia, the first king of the Parthians. Some of the war items found there are...
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(1912-1943), Hero of Turkmenistan Arkadag – Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow (Arkadag), former president Ashgabat – Arsaces I of Parthia Aşyr Kakabaýew adyndaky...
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