The Parthian Empire , also known as the Arsacid Empire ,[11] was a major Iranian political and cultural power in ancient Iran from 247 BC to 224 AD.[12] Its latter name comes from its founder, Arsaces I,[13] who led the Parni tribe in conquering the region of Parthia[14] in Iran's northeast, then a satrapy under Andragoras, who was rebelling against the Seleucid Empire. Mithridates I greatly expanded the empire by seizing Media and Mesopotamia from the Seleucids. At its height, the Parthian Empire stretched from the northern reaches of the Euphrates, in what is now central-eastern Turkey, to present-day Afghanistan and western Pakistan. The empire, located on the Silk Road trade route between the Roman Empire in the Mediterranean Basin and the Han dynasty of China, became a center of trade and commerce.
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The land of Persia (also known as Iran) has been the center of several important empires throughout history. Between the 6th and 4th centuries BC, this was the land from which the mighty Achaemenids ruled their vast empire.
Parthian art flourished within the Eurasian cultural corridor from the late hundreds BCE to the early 1st and 2nd centuries CE. With the Parthian Empire (247 BCE - 224 CE) stretching from India and...
The Parthian Empire , also known as the Arsacid Empire ,[11] was a major Iranian political and cultural power in ancient Iran from 247 BC to 224 AD.[12] Its latter name comes from its founder, Arsaces I,[13] who led the Parni tribe in conquering the region of Parthia[14] in Iran's northeast, then a satrapy under Andragoras, who was rebelling against the Seleucid Empire. Mithridates I greatly expanded the empire by seizing Media and Mesopotamia from the Seleucids. At its height, the Parthian Empire stretched from the northern reaches of the Euphrates, in what is now central-eastern Turkey, to present-day Afghanistan and western Pakistan. The empire, located on the Silk Road trade route between the Roman Empire in the Mediterranean Basin and the Han dynasty of China, became a center of trade and commerce.
Ancient costumes and fashion history of Asia Minor. The Persians, Sarmatians, Illyrians, Dacians, Parthians, Scythians, Medes, Amazons, The Cidaris.
Parthian art flourished within the Eurasian cultural corridor from the late hundreds BCE to the early 1st and 2nd centuries CE. With the Parthian Empire (247 BCE - 224 CE) stretching from India and...
