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...

(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...

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...

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...

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")...

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...

the command of "Arsaces and his brother Tiridates"—the Parni invaded Parthia and seized control of Astabene (Astawa), the northern region of that territory...

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...

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)...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

"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...

(as in Aristotelian logic) Arminian – Jacobus Arminius Arsacid – Arsaces I of Parthia (as in Arsacid dynasty) Arthurian – King Arthur (as in Arthurian...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 close...

In about 250 BCE, Diodotus repelled a Parthian invasion of Bactria by Arsaces. He minted an extensive coinage and administered a powerful and prosperous...

(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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

king of Parthia) Artaxias III 18–35 (From the house of Polemon) Arsaces I 35 (Son of Artabanus III king of Parthia) Orodes 35 (Again) Mithridates I 35–37...

was the name of the first Parthian ruler Arsaces I (r. 247 – 217 BC), which had become a royal honorific among the Parthian monarchs out of admiration for...

(1912-1943), Hero of Turkmenistan Arkadag – Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow (Arkadag), former president Ashgabat – Arsaces I of Parthia Aşyr Kakabaýew adyndaky...