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2020
This chapter emphasizes the efforts of Mithridates II to consolidate and expand his power and prestige to establish the Parthians as an unrivaled imperial force. Through a determined war against the Central Asian tribal confederations, Mithridates emerged as the savior of the empire.
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This chapter emphasizes the efforts of Mithridates II to consolidate and expand his power and prestige to establish the Parthians as an unrivaled imperial force. Through a determined war against the Central Asian tribal confederations, Mithridates emerged as the savior of the empire.
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Abstract Despite the attempts by Rostovtzeff to define Parthian art in 1935, it still remains the least well-studied art from one of the ancient superpowers. The lack of archaeological evidence from its various royal capitals and the abundance of material from areas belonging either to local rulers or allied states makes it easier to ...
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1995
Abstract The campaigns of the Romans against Mithridates Eupator led to hostilities with Tigranes, the ruler of Armenia, and thereby brought another power, the Parthians, into the ambit of their diplomacy through an ephemeral compact quickly ignored by the stronger party. Tigranes had earned signal disasters and complete humiliation. The
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Abstract The campaigns of the Romans against Mithridates Eupator led to hostilities with Tigranes, the ruler of Armenia, and thereby brought another power, the Parthians, into the ambit of their diplomacy through an ephemeral compact quickly ignored by the stronger party. Tigranes had earned signal disasters and complete humiliation. The
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Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, 1967
The engraved gem which forms the subject of this note (plate I, Al, A2, and fig. 1) is part of the collection of Mr. Richard Falkiner of London. I am grateful to him for allowing me to publish it here, and for placing at my disposal the notes which result from his own inquiries. What is known of the history and provenance of the object may be stated in
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The engraved gem which forms the subject of this note (plate I, Al, A2, and fig. 1) is part of the collection of Mr. Richard Falkiner of London. I am grateful to him for allowing me to publish it here, and for placing at my disposal the notes which result from his own inquiries. What is known of the history and provenance of the object may be stated in
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The history of the Parthian Empire traditionally begins in 247 bce, when the founder of the Arsacid dynasty, Arsaces I, seized control of the Seleucid satrapy of Parthia (Parthyaia and Parthyene in Greek and Parθava in Old Persian) and ends with the defeat of Ardavan (or Artabanus) IV by the rebellious Sasanid Persian king Ardashir in 224 ce.
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The Parthians at War is the first ever comprehensive scholarly attempt to evaluate and understand the military capabilities and accomplishments of the greatest enemy of the Seleucids and Romans, the Parthians. It draws on a wide variety of sources to reassess the militarism of the Parthians and origins and events of their first war ...
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Journal of the American Oriental Society, 1979
Richard N. Frye, Malcolm A. R. Colledge
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Richard N. Frye, Malcolm A. R. Colledge
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