- The
Parthian Empire (/ˈpɑːrθiən/), also
known as the
Arsacid Empire (/ˈɑːrsəsɪd/), was a
major Iranian political and
cultural power centered in ancient...
- The
Parthian shot is a
light cavalry hit-and-run
tactic made
famous by the
Parthians, an
ancient Iranian people.
While performing a real or
feigned retreat...
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Parthia (Old Persian: 𐎱𐎼𐎰𐎺 Parθava;
Parthian: 𐭐𐭓𐭕𐭅 Parθaw;
Middle Persian: 𐭯𐭫𐭮𐭥𐭡𐭥 Pahlaw) is a
historical region located in northeastern...
- Trajan's
Parthian campaign was
engaged by
Roman emperor Trajan in 115
against the
Parthian Empire in Mesopotamia. The war was
initially successful for...
- The Seleucid–
Parthian Wars were a
series of
conflicts between the
Seleucid Empire and the
Parthian Empire which resulted in the
ultimate expulsion of...
- pronunciation: [ˈkarrae̯]) was
fought in 53 BC
between the
Roman Republic and the
Parthian Empire near the
ancient town of
Carrhae (present-day Harran, Turkey). An...
- The
Parthian army was the army of the
Parthian Empire (247 BC – 224 AD).
Having no
standing army, the
Arsacid king
mainly relied on his v****al kings, regional...
-
origin of the name 'Arshak' (i.e. Arsaces), the name of the
Parthian dynasty derives from a
Parthian or
Eastern Iranian equivalent of 'Ardashir', i.e. 'Artaxerxes'...
- The
Parthian, or Arsacid,
monarchs were the
rulers of Iran from
their victories against the ****enistic
Seleucid Empire in the 140s BC (although they had...
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similar draw-length and
therefore a
similar amount of
energy delivered to the
arrow from a much
shorter bow. However,
making a
composite bow
requires more varieties...
