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Parthian Kings Page 1 of 6 Parthian kings NOTE: The chronology of the Arsacid kings of the Parthian Empire is less well-understood than, for example, the sequence of Seleucid and Ptolemaic kings or the emperors of Rome. This table is based on E.J. Bickermann, Chronology of the Ancient World (1980²); on information from Parthia.com; and on the researches by F. Assar as published on Iranica-L. 247 Arsaces I - 211 (British Museum, London) 211 Arsaces II - 185 (parthia.com; ©!!) 185 - Arsaces III Phriapatius 170 170 - Arsaces IV 168 168 - Arsaces V, Phraates I 165 165 Arsaces VI, Mithradates I the Great - 132 (Bode-Museum, Berlin) 132 Arsaces VII, Phraates II - 126 (Bode-Museum, Berlin) Arsaces VIII, Bagasis 126 (©!!) http://www.livius.org/pan-paz/parthia/kings.html 2012/01/03 Parthian kings Page 2 of 6 126 Arsaces IX, Artabanus I - 122 (Bode-Museum, Berlin) October 122 - Arsaces X April 121 121 Arsaces XI, Mithradates II - 91 (Allard Piersonmuseum; ©**) 93/92 Arsaces XII, Sinatruces - 70/69 (Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum, Mainz) 91 Arsaces XIII, Gotarzes I - 87 (rebel king) (parthia.com; ©!!) 87 Arsaces XIV, Mithradates III - 80/79 (parthia.com; ©!!) 80 Arsaces XV, Orodes I - 75 (Bode-Museum, Berlin) 75 - Arsaces XVI 62/61 70/69 Arsaces XVII, Phraates III - 58/57 (Bode-Museum, Berlin) http://www.livius.org/pan-paz/parthia/kings.html 2012/01/03 Parthian kings Page 3 of 6 58/57 Arsaces XVIII, Mithradates IV - 54 (Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum, Mainz) 54 Arsaces XIX, Orodes II - 38 (Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum, Mainz) 41 Pacorus I - 38 (co-ruler) (parthia.com; ©!!) 38 Phraates IV - 2 (Münzkabinett der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin) 29 Tiradates I - 27 (rebel king) (©!!) 2 BCE Phraataces ("little Phraates") - 4 CE (Bode-Museum, Berlin) Orodes III c.6 (Münzkabinett der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin) 8 Vonones I - 12 (parthia.com; ©!!) http://www.livius.org/pan-paz/parthia/kings.html 2012/01/03 Parthian kings Page 4 of 6 10 Artabanus II - 38 (British Museum, London) Phraates V 35 (pro-Roman rebel king) 36 Tiridates II - 37 (pro-Roman rebel king) 39? Vardanes I - 47? (parthia.com; ©!!) 39? Gotarzes II - 51 (Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum, Mainz) 50 Sanabares - 56 (rebel king) (parthia.com; ©!!) Vonones II 51 (British Museum, London) 51 Vologases I - 78 (parthia.com; ©!!) http://www.livius.org/pan-paz/parthia/kings.html 2012/01/03 Parthian kings Page 5 of 6 Vardanes II 55 - (rebel king) 58 (Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum, Mainz) 77 Vologases II - 80 (British Museum, London) 78 Pacorus II - 105 (parthia.com; ©!!) 80 Artabanus III - 90 (rebel king) (Bode-Museum, Berlin) 105 Vologases III - 147 (Bode-Museum, Berlin) 108 Osroes I - 129 (co-ruler) (Bode-Museum, Berlin) Parthamaspates 116 (rebel king, supported by the Romans) (Bode-Museum, Berlin) Mithradates V c.140 (Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum, Mainz; ©**) 147 Vologases IV http://www.livius.org/pan-paz/parthia/kings.html 2012/01/03 Parthian kings Page 6 of 6 - (Bode-Museum, Berlin) 191 Osroes II c.190 (rebel king) (parthia.com; ©!!) 191 Vologases V - 208 (Bode-Museum, Berlin) 208 Vologases VI - 218 (Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum, Mainz) 216 Artabanus IV - 224 (Bode-Museum, Berlin) http://www.livius.org/pan-paz/parthia/kings.html 2012/01/03.
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