Orodes II of Parthia — Coin of Orodes II from the mint at Seleucia on the Tigris. The reverse shows a seated archer with a bow. The Greek inscription reads ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΚΑΙ ΚΤΙΣΤΟΥ (king of kings, great Arsaces, and founder). Orodes II of Parthia… … Wikipedia
Mithridates III of Parthia — Coin of Mithridates III from the mint at Nisa. The reverse shows a seated archer holding a bow. The Greek inscription reads ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΘΕΟΥ ΕΥΠΑΤΩΡ[ΟΣ] ΚΑΙ ΦΙΛΕΛΛΗΝΟΣ (king of kings, great Arsaces, good father god, and… … Wikipedia
Phraates III of Parthia — King Phraates III of Parthia succeeded his father Sanatruces and ruled the Parthian Empire from 70 to 57 BC. He was called the God because of his coins, that were ideal for sailors because they were polished with gold dust, so that people from… … Wikipedia
Orodes — may refer to: Kings of Parthia Orodes I of Parthia c. 90–80 BC Orodes II of Parthia c. 57–38 BC Orodes III of Parthia c. AD 6 King of Armenia Orodes of Armenia pretender in 35, king in 37 42 AD This disambiguation page lists articles associated… … Wikipedia
Parthĭa — (Parthyēne), Landstrich in Asien; begrenzt von Hyrkanien, Arien, Karmanien u. Medien; umfaßte den südwestlichen Theil des j. Khorasan, Kohestan u. einen Theil der großen Salzwüste; die Gebirge an den Grenzen waren: in Osten Masdoranos, in Norden… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Phraates V of Parthia — Phraates V of Parthia, known as Phraataces (a diminutive), ruled the Parthian Empire from 2 BC to AD 4. He was the younger son of Phraates IV of Parthia (37 ndash;2 BC) and the goddess Musa , with whom he is associated on his coins. Under… … Wikipedia
Orodes II — ▪ king of Parthia died , 37/36 BC king of Parthia (reigned c. 55/54–37/36 BC) who helped his brother Mithradates III murder their father, Phraates III, in about 57 BC and in turn supplanted Mithradates. When Mithradates occupied… … Universalium
Musa of Parthia — A bust from The National Museum of Iran of Queen Musa, excavated by a French team in Khuzestan in 1939 … Wikipedia
Vonones I of Parthia — (ΟΝΩΝΗΣ on his coins) ruled the Parthian Empire from about 8 to 12 AD. He was the eldest son of Phraates IV of Parthia (ruled c. 37 ndash;2 BC) and was sent to Rome as a hostage in the 20s BC as surety for a treaty his father made with… … Wikipedia
Phraates III — ▪ king of Parthia died c. 57 BC king of Parthia (reigned 70–58/57 BC), the son and successor of Sanatruces (Sinatruces). On Phraates accession, the Roman general Lucullus (Lucullus, Lucius Licinius) was preparing to attack King… … Universalium
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
