Iraq

There are 608 items in Iraq:

Arsaces XVI

Arsaces XVI: little-known Arsacid king during a brief "dark period" in the history of the Parthian Empire (r.75-62/61). A Parthian After the long and…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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