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Parthia was a region in north-eastern Iranian plateau , the former satrap of the empire of the Achaemenid , the birthplace of the Parthian Empire, which controls the Iranian plateau and intermittently Mesopotamia between -190 and 224.

The frontiers of Parthia are the mountains of the Kopet-Dag to the north (now the border between Iran and Turkmenistan ) and the desert of Dasht-e Kavir in the south. To the west lies the Medes in the north-west of Hyrcania , north-east of Margiana and south-east of Arie. This region is fertile and well watered during antiquity, and also has large forests at that time.

The texts Assyrian mention a country named Partakka Partukka or in the VII ^centuryBC. AD. At an unknown period, its inhabitants have been subjected by the Medes , who ruled the first Persian empire before being overthrown by Cyrus the Great in 550 BC. BC Parthia then belonged to the Achaemenid Empire during the next two centuries.

History

The power of the beginnings of the empire seems to have been overestimated by some ancient historians, who failed to clearly separate the later empire from its origins rather obscure.

Originally, two brothers named Arsaces and Tiridates go beyond the domination Seleucid in remote areas of northern Iran to 250 BC. BC Antiochus III defeated at first the Parthians in 206 BC. BC but was defeated by then Artaban ^I. Mount Labus. However, it was not until the second half of the ^second century BC. AD the Parthians, descendants of the Scythians ^Culture

Bronze statue of a Parthian prince, cited as the General Surena , winner of Crassus.

Civilization and culture of the Parthians appear to be following the Achaemenid , especially in their religious system.

According to the French archaeologist Ghirshman :

"The Parthians brought with them their primitive cult of worship of natural forces, among others, the sun and the moon See also

Related articles

• Arsacids
• Parthian (language)
• Parthian shot
• Surena (Parthian general)

Bibliography

Ancient historian

• Justin , Compendium of Histories of Trogus Pompeius Philippics External link
  • Jerome Gaslain " The Parthians Arsacids: a forgotten empire "in Clio, February 2004. Retrieved October 17, 2009.
  • Perseus: The Parthian horsemen. Aspects of the social structure of Parthia.

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