Arsaces VIII, Bagasis: Arsacid king of the Parthian Empire (r.127-126). He is almost certainly identical to the prince Bagayasha who had occupied several high offices during the reign of king Mithradates I the Great.
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Arsaces XVII, Phraates III: Arsacid king of the Parthian Empire (r.70/69-58/57).
Phraates III
The Parthian "dark age", a confused period that lasted some…
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…
Arsames (Old Persian: Aršâma): name of the grandfather of the Persian king Darius I the Great. He must have lived in the mid-sixth century BCE.Arsames is mentioned in the prologue of the Behistun Inscription, in which its author, Darius the Great,…
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…