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The denomination 224 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events. By place. Parthia. April 28 – Battle of Hormozdgan: King Ardashir I defeats Artabanus V, destroying the Parthian Empire, and establishing the Sassanid Dynasty. [1] .
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.
Ardashīr I was the founder of the Sāsānian empire in ancient Persia (reigned ad 224–241). Ardashīr was the son of Bābak, who was the son or descendant of Sāsān and was a vassal of the chief petty king in Persis, Gochihr. After Bābak got Ardashīr the military post of argabad in the town of Dārābgerd.
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Mar 29, 2024 · Last Updated: Mar 29, 2024 • Article History. Category: History & Society. Also called: Arshakuni. Arsacid dynasty, (247 bc – ad 224), ancient Iranian dynasty that founded and ruled the Parthian empire. The progenitors of the dynasty were members of the Parni tribe living east of the Caspian Sea.
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Adiabene, petty kingdom that was a vassal state of the Parthian empire (247 bc–ad 224) in northern Mesopotamia (now Iraq). Its capital was Arba-ilu (Arbela; modern Irbīl). In the 1st century ad its royal family embraced Judaism; the queen mother Helena (d. ad 50), famous for her generosity to the.
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The Air National Guard provides the majority of the forces for the NORAD mission. At EADS, this responsibility belongs to the New York Air National Guard’s 224 th Air Defense Group. The 224 th ADG consists of the 224 th Air Defense Squadron, the 224th Support Squadron and two detachments in the Washington, D.C. area.
