Greater Iran
Greater Iran, of course, is not an existing country. This category is intended for everything related to the area where, in Antiquity, people spoke an Iranian language, except for Persia.
There are 558 items in Greater Iran:
Arsaces XVIII, Mithradates IV
Arsaces XVIII, Mithradates IV: Arsacid king of the Parthian Empire (r.58/57-54). Mithradates IV After a generation of confusion, known as the "dark age" of…Arsacids
TheParthian or Arsacid Empire was the most enduring of the empires of the ancient Near East. After the Parni nomads had settled in Parthia and had built a small independent kingdom, they rose to power under king Mithradates the Great…
Artabanus I |
Artabanus II
Artabanus II: Arsacid king of the Parthian Empire (r.10-38).Accession Artabanus II Shortly after the violent death of king Phraataces, the Parthian nobility elected…
Artabanus II |
Artabanus III
Artabanus III: Arsacid rebel king of the Parthian Empire (r.80-90). Artabanus III In 78 CE, the Parthian king Vologases Idied. He was succeeded…
Artabanus III |
Artabanus IV
Artabanus IV: last Arsacid king of the Parthian Empire (r.214-224). Artabanus IV In the first half of the second century, the Parthian Empire had…
Artabanus IV |
Aššur, Parthian stele of a worshipper |
Astyages
Astyages (Akkadian Ištumegu): last king of Media, son of king Cyaxares, dethroned 550 BCE. Two Medes Most information on Astyages can be found…
Athens, Black-figured dish with a Scythian archer |