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The Parthian Empire (/ ˈ p ɑːr θ i ən /), also known as the Arsacid Empire (/ ˈ ɑːr s ə s ɪ d /), was a major Iranian political and cultural power centered in ancient Iran from 247 BC to 224 AD.
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The story of Parthia begins with Seleucus I, one of Alexander the Great's generals. After Alexander's death, his generals divvied up the conquered territories. Seleucus took Mesopotamia and other districts once central to Persia, creating the Seleucid Empire. Incorporating Greekinfrastructure and administrators, Seleucus adopted Persia's form of go...
Key to many a Parthian victory and the expansion of the Parthian Empire was the unique use of the horse and bow. With a hit and run fighting style, Parthia's tactics (including pretending retreat) were well suited to counter the concentrated troop movements of other nations. With archers on the fleetest of horses, and camel riders providing a stead...
Parthia's form of government was an amalgam of practical answers to local needs. Rulership from the top was never in doubt. The "king of kings," as later Parthian rulers called themselves, demanded absolute loyalty, but Parthia's practical sense of government is indicated right off the bat when Mithridates I kept Greek nobles in positions of leader...
With the Romans held at bay, Parthia could try their hand at trade. As Richard Frye mentions: The Parthians' commercial development started with the infrastructure they inherited from the Seleucids. They wisely preserved the cities and roads they received. Their possession of Armenia and possible access to the Black Sea and control of Hyrcania and ...
Due to their empire's location, and their origins in Central Asia, the Parthians had as their source a wide range of influences when it came to art and architecture. Daryoosh Akbarzadeh describes Parthia in this way: Some scholars have surmised Parthia's departure from Hellenisticinfluences was because of its competition with Rome. Either way, unli...
While the Parthians in some ways were liberal in their varietal use of artistic and architectural styles, when it came to clothing, greater uniformity was the norm, at least among the ruling class. Coinciding with the empire's height of power, by the end of the 1st century BCE, the belted tunic and trouser-suit became popular throughout the empire....
After their military victories over Crassus and Mark Antony, and the peace agreement with the Romans in 20 BCE, the Parthians might have thought their empire was secure, but in almost domino fashion, external invasions and internal dissension would take their toll. Though Artabanus II (r.10-38 CE) successfully dealt with provincial rebellion and wo...
Parthia, ancient land corresponding roughly to the modern region of Khorasan in Iran. It was once part of the Seleucid kingdom. Its governor, Arsaces I, rebelled and established his own rule in the 3rd century BCE. The decentralized empire gained its wealth from controlling trade routes between Asia and the Greco-Roman world.
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Parthia ( 𓊪𓃭𓍘𓇋𓍯 𓈉, P-rw-t-i- wꜣ ), as one of the 24 subjects of the Achaemenid Empire, in the Egyptian Statue of Darius I. As the region inhabited by Parthians, Parthia first appears as a political entity in Achaemenid lists of governorates ("satrapies") under their dominion.
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Stretching from what is now eastern Turkey to Afghanistan, the Parthian Empire was a flexible, highly decentralized feudal monarchy. Landowning nobles exerted considerable influence over even the most experienced and able kings; weak kings served at the nobles’ pleasure.
The Parthian Empire (/ˈpɑːrθiən/), also known as the Arsacid Empire (/ˈɑːrsəsɪd/), was a major Iranian political and cultural power in ancient Iran from 247 BC to 224 AD. Its latter name comes from its founder, Arsaces I, who led the Parni tribe in conquering the region of Parthia in Iran’s northeast, then a satrapy (province) under ...
Sep 30, 2019 · As a superpower in its own right and in competition with Rome, Parthia 's empire - ruling from 247 BCE to 224 CE - stretched between the Mediterranean in the west to India in the east. Not only did the Parthians win battles against Rome they were also successful commercial competitors.
