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The Parthian Empire (/ ˈ p ɑːr θ i ən /), also known as the Arsacid Empire (/ ˈ ɑːr s ə s ɪ d /), [12] was a major Iranian political and cultural power centered in ancient Iran from 247 BC to 224 AD. [13]
Srebrna drachma Arsakesa, pierwszego króla Partów.Legenda jest w języku greckim i aramejskim, Arsakes zaś jest ubrany w strój sakijski i siedzi na stołku z łukiem w ręku, co stanowi nawiązanie do tradycji ikonograficznej monet achemenidzkich satrapów. Eponimicznym założycielem dynastii Arsakidów, która rządziła w Królestwie Partów przez cały okres jego istnienia, był ...
Parthia was a region in northeastern Iran that was part of the Achaemenid, Seleucid and Parthian empires. It was the homeland of the Parthian people and the Arsacid dynasty, and later became part of the Sasanian Empire.
22 lip 2019 · Key to many a Parthian victory and the expansion of the Parthian Empire was the unique use of the horse and bow. With a hit and run fighting style, Parthia's tactics (including pretending retreat) were well suited to counter the concentrated troop movements of other nations.
The feudal and decentralized structure of the Parthian empire may help to explain why, though founded on annexation and perpetually menaced by hostile armies both in the east and in the west, it never took a strong offensive after the days of Mithradates II.
25 paź 2022 · Learn about the history and culture of Parthia, a major ancient power that ruled over a vast territory from the Euphrates to the Himalayas. Discover how Parthia fought against Rome for 400 years, revived the Achaemenid legacy, and was almost erased by the Sassanids.
Establishing a primary residence at Ctesiphon, on the Tigris River in southern Mesopotamia, Parthian kings ruled for nearly half a millennium and influenced politics from Asia Minor to northern India, until they were overthrown by Sasanian armies from southwest Iran in the early third century A.D. Parthian Art