ARSACES

Meaning of ARSACES in English

[Persian] The mythical divine ancestor of the Persian, according to Parthian myth. He is shown in effigy with a bow and arrows.

Encyclopedia Mythica English dictionary. Английский энциклопедический словарь греческой мифологии. 2012

ARSACES — Iranian name borne by the Parthian royal house as being descended from Arsaces, son of Phriapites (date unknown), a chief …
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ARSACES I — /ahr"seuh seez', ahr say"seez/ founder of the Parthian empire c250 B.C.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PARTHIA — Ancient land, southwestern Asia. Corresponding roughly to modern northeastern Iran, it formed a province of the Persian Achaemenian dynasty and …
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ARSACID DYNASTY — (247 BC–AD 224) Persian dynasty. It was founded by Arsaces (r. с 250–211? BC) of the Parni tribe, which originally …
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ARSACID — I. ärˈsasə̇d, ˈärsəs- noun ( plural arsacids -dz ; or arsacidae ärˈsasəˌdē ; or arsac·ides ärˈsasə̇dz; ˈärsəsə̇dz, -ˌsīdz) Usage: usually …
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PARTHIA — ancient land corresponding roughly to the modern region of Khorasan in Iran. The term is also used in reference to …
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PARNI — also called Aparni one of three nomadic or seminomadic tribes in the confederacy of the Dahae living east of the …
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NISA — also called Parthaunisa first capital of the Parthians, located near modern Ashgabat in Turkmenistan. Nisa was traditionally founded by Arsaces …
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MITHRADATES I — also called Arsaces Vi flourished 2nd century BC king of Parthia (reigned 171138 BC); he succeeded his brother Phraates I. …
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MESOPOTAMIA, HISTORY OF — Sites associated with ancient Mesopotamian history. history of the region in southwestern Asia where the world's earliest civilization developed. The …
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CYRUS THE YOUNGER — born after 423, BC died 401, Cunaxa, Babylonia [now in Iraq] younger son of the Achaemenian king Darius II and …
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COINS OF ASIA — Coins of Asia Ancient Persia Achaemenids. The ancient kingdoms of the Middle EastEgyptian, Sumerian, Babylonian, Assyrian, and Hittitehad no coined …
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ARTABANUS III — flourished 1st century AD king of Parthia (reigned c. AD 12c. 38). At first king of Media Atropatene, Artabanus III …
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ARTABANUS I — also called Arsaces Ii flourished 3, rd and 2nd centuries BC king of Parthia (reigned 211191 BC) in southwestern Asia. …
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ARSACID DYNASTY — also called Arshakuni (247 BCAD 224), ancient Iranian dynasty that founded and ruled the Parthian empire. The progenitors of the …
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ANTIOCHUS III — born 242 BC died 187, near Susa, Iran byname Antiochus The Great, Greek Antiochus Megas Seleucid king of the Hellenistic …
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ANDRAGORAS — died c. 238 BC Seleucid satrap (governor) of Parthia during the mid-3rd century. He apparently defied Seleucid imperial authority, which …
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PARTHIA — n. Ancient land, southwestern Asia. Corresponding roughly to modern northeastern Iran, it formed a province of the Persian Achaemenian dynasty …
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ARSACID DYNASTY — (247 BCAD 224) Persian dynasty. It was founded by Arsaces (r. 0441; 250211? BC) of the Parni tribe, which originally …
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PERSIAN MYTHOLOGY — All the articles available in the Persian mythology section of the Encyclopedia Mythica: Abathur; Adam Kasia; Aesma Daeva; Agas; Ahriman; …
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PARTHIANS — This name occurs only in (Acts 2:9) where it designates Jews settled in Parthia. Parthia proper was the region stretching …
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