Arsaces I of Parthia
Founder of the Arsacid dynasty of Parthia, who conquered Parthia from the Seleucids and laid the foundations of a future empire.
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Arsaces I was the first king of Parthia and founder of the Arsacid dynasty, ruling from 247 BC to 217 BC.[1] He was a leader of the Parni tribe, part of the Dahae confederacy, and conquered the satrapy of Parthia from Andragoras.[1] His name Arsacēs derives from the Parthian Aršak, a diminutive of the Old Iranian word for "hero".[2]
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Strabo also reports that some say Arsaces was a Bactrian who fled from Diodotus and caused Parthia to revolt.[7] According to Strabo, Arsaces was initially weak but grew strong by taking neighboring territory until he ruled the whole country inside the Euphrates.[7]
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- Wikipedia, "Arsaces I of Parthia" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Kia 2016, p. xxxiv; ; (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Arsaces I of Parthia" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Olbrycht 2021, p. 253 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Arsaces I of Parthia" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Dąbrowa 2012, p. 168; Schippmann 1986, p. 525–536; Schippmann 1986, p. 525–536; Curtis 2007, p. 7; Bivar 1983, p. 29; Bickerman 1983, p. 19 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Arsaces I of Parthia" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Kia 2016, p. xxxiv; Hauser 2013, p. 743; Justin, . (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Arsaces I of Parthia" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Schmitt 1986, p. 151-152; Dąbrowa 2012, p. 168; Gaslain 2016, p. 3; Dąbrowa 2012, p. 168; Gaslain 2016, p. 3; Justin, .; Weiskopf 1993, p. 671-672; Dąbrowa 2012, p. 168 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Arsaces I of Parthia" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Dąbrowa 2012, p. 168 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Strabo, xi. 9.. facts only, no text reused. penelope.uchicago.edu
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