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Orodes III

Orodes III: Arsacid king of the Parthian Empire (r.c.6-c.8). Orodes III Shortly after the violent death of king Phraataces, the Parthian nobility elected…

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Orontes III of Armenia

Orontes III or Ardoates: Orontid king of Armenia (c.280 BCE).The origins of Armenian independence are poorly understood, but it seems that when Alexander the Great sent an army, commanded by Mithrenes, to gain control of Armenia (331 BCE),note[Arrian, Anabasis 3.16.5.] the satrap appointed…

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Orontes IV of Armenia

Orontes IV: Orontid king of Armenia (c.220-c.200 BCE).In the section of the Geography that is devoted to Armenia, the Graeco-Roman geographer Strabo of Amasia offers a very brief history of this country. It had once been part of the Persian Empire, had…

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