Portrait
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Title
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Regnal name
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Personal name
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Birth
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Family relations
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Reign
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Death
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Notes
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Arsacid dynasty
(247 BC ? 228 AD)
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King, Karen, Autocrator
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Arsaces I
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Tiridates I
or
Arsaces
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?
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Son of Phriapites descendant of Arsaces son of Phriapatius who was probably son of
Artaxerxes II
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247?211 BC
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211 BC
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?
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Arsaces II
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Artabanus I
or
Arsaces
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?
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Son of
Arsaces I
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211?185 BC
[7]
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185 BC
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|
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?
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Arsaces III
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Phriapatius
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?
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Grandson of
Tiridates I
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185?170 BC
[7]
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170 BC
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?
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Arsaces IV
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Phraates I
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?
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Son of
Phriapatius
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170?167 BC
[8]
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167 BC
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The Great King, Theos, Theopator, Philhellene
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Arsaces V
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Mithridates I
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?
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Son of
Phriapatius
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167
[8]
?132 BC
[9]
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132 BC
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The Great King, Philopator, Theopator, Nikephoros
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Arsaces VI
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Phraates II
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?
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Son of
Mithridates I
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132?127 BC
[9]
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127 BC
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Killed in battle with Scythians
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King
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Arsaces VII
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Artabanus II
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?
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Son of
Phriapatius
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127?126 BC
[9]
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126 BC
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Killed in battle with Tocharians
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The Great King, Theopator, Philadelphos, Philhellene, Epiphanes
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Arsaces VIII
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Vologases(?)
[9]
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?
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Son of
Phriapatius
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126?122 BC
[9]
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122 BC
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He was the first Arsacid king of Media, Arran and Iberia
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The Great King, King of kings, Epiphanes, Philhellene
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Arsaces IX
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Artabanus(?)
[9]
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?
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Son of
Artabanus II
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122?121 BC
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121 BC
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Killed in battle with Medians
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The Great King, The Great King of Kings, Epiphanes, Soter
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Arsaces X
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Mithridates II
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?
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Son of
Artabanus II
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121
[10]
?91 BC
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91 BC
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The Great King, Epiphanes, Philhellene, Euergetes, Autocrator
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Arsaces XI
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Gotarzes I
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?
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Son of
Mithridates II
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91?87 BC
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87 BC
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The Great King, Theopator, Nicator
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Arsaces XII
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Artabanus(?)
[8]
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?
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Probably son of Arsaces VIII Vologases(?)
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91?77? BC
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77? BC
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The Great King, The Great King of Kings, Dikaios, Euergetes, Philhellene, Autocrator, Philopator, Epiphanes
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Arsaces XIII
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Mithridates
[9]
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?
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Probably son of
Mithridates II
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88?67 BC
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67 BC
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The Great King, Euergetes, Epiphanes, Philhellene
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Arsaces XIV
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Orodes I
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?
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Probably son of
Mithridates II
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80?75 BC
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75 BC
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The Great King, Theopator, Euergetes, Epiphanes, Philhellene
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Arsaces XV
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Sanatruces
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157 BC
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Probably son of Arsaces VIII Vologases(?)
[8]
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77?70 BC
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70 BC
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The Great King, Theopator, Euergetes, Epiphanes, Philhellene, Eusebes
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Arsaces XVI
[8]
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Arsaces(?) or Vardanes(?) or Vonones(?)
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?
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?
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77?66 BC
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66 BC
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The most obscure major monarch of the first millennium BC. Nothing about him is currently known.
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The Great King, Theos, Euergetes, Epiphanes, Philhellene
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Arsaces XVII
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Phraates III
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?
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Son of
Sanatruces
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70?57 BC
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57 BC
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Killed by
Orodes II
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The Great King, Philopator, Euergetes, Epiphanes, Philhellene
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Arsaces XVIII
[8]
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?
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?
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probably son of Arsaces XVI
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66?63 BC
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63 BC
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The second most obscure monarch of the first millennium BC, nothing about him is known.
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The Great King, The Great King of Kings, Dikaios, Epiphanes, Theos, Eupator, Theopator, Philhellene
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Arsaces XIX
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Mithridates III
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?
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Son of
Phraates III
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65
[8]
?54 BC
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54 BC
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Killed by
Orodes II
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King of Kings, Philopator, Eupator, Euergetes, Dikaios, Epiphanes, Philhellene, Ktistes
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Arsaces XX
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Orodes II
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?
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Son of
Phraates III
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57?38 BC
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38 BC
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Killed by
Phraates IV
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King of Kings, Euergetes, Dikaios, Epiphanes, Philhellene
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Arsaces XXI
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Pacorus I
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?
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Son of
Orodes II
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50?38 BC
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38 BC
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Killed in battle with Romans
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King of Kings, Euergetes, Dikaios, Epiphanes, Philhellene
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Arsaces XXII
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Phraates IV
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?
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Son of
Orodes II
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38?2 BC
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2 BC
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Killed by
Musa
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King of Kings, Euergetes, Dikaios, Epiphanes, Philhellene, Autocrator, Philoromaeos
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Arsaces XXIII
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Tiridates II
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?
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Probably a descendant of Arsaces XIII Mithridates
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30?25 BC
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after 23 BC
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Deposed and went to Rome
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?
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Arsaces XXIV
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Mithridates
[11]
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?
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Probably a descendant of Arsaces XIII Mithridates
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12?9 BC
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?
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Queen of Queens, Thea, Urania
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Musa
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Musa
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?
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Queen of
Phraates IV
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2 BC ? 4 AD
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4? AD
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King of Kings, Euergetes, Dikaios, Epiphanes, Philhellene
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Arsaces XXV
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Phraates V
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?
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Son of
Phraates IV
&
Musa
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2 BC ? 4 AD
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4 AD
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Deposed and went to Rome
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King of Kings, Euergetes, Dikaios, Epiphanes, Philhellene
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Arsaces XXVI
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Orodes III
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?
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Probably a descendant of Arsaces XIII Mithridates
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4?6
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6
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Killed by Parthian aristocrats
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The Great King, King of Kings, Euergetes, Dikaios, Epiphanes, Philhellene, Nikephorus
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Arsaces XXVII
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Vonones I
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?
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Son of
Phraates IV
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8?12
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19
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Deposed and went to Rome. Later, he was killed by Romans.
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King of Kings, Euergetes, Dikaios, Epiphanes, Philhellene
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Arsaces XXVIII
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Artabanus III
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?
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Probably a descendant of Arsaces XIII Mithridates
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10?40
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40
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?
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Arsaces XXIX
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Tiridates III
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?
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Probably a descendant of
Tiridates II
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35?36
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?
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Deposed and went to Rome
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?
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Arsaces XXX
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Cinnamus
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?
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Son of
Artabanus III
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37
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?
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Abdicated
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King of Kings, Euergetes, Dikaios, Epiphanes, Philhellene
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Arsaces XXXI
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Gotarzes II
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11
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Son of
Artabanus III
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40?51
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51
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King of Kings, Euergetes, Dikaios, Epiphanes, Philhellene
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Arsaces XXXII
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Vardanes I
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?
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Son of
Artabanus III
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40?46
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46
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Killed by
Gotarzes II
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King of Kings, Euergetes, Dikaios, Epiphanes, Philhellene
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Arsaces XXXIII
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Vonones II
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?
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Probably son of
Artabanus III
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c.
45?51
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51
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?
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Arsaces XXXIV
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Mithridates
[12]
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?
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Son of
Vonones I
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49?50
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?
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Deposed and mutilated by
Gotarzes II
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King of Kings, Euergetes, Dikaios, Epiphanes, Philhellene, The Lord
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Arsaces XXXV
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Vologases I
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?
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Son of
Vonones II
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51?77
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77
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King of Kings, Euergetes, Dikaios, Epiphanes, Philhellene
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Arsaces XXXVI
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Vardanes II
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?
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Son of
Vologases I
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55?58
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?
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Deposed
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King of Kings, Dikaios, Epiphanes, Philhellene
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Arsaces XXXVII
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Vologases II
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?
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Probably the eldest son of
Vologases I
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77?89/90
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?
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King of Kings, Dikaios, Epiphanes, Philhellene
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Arsaces XXXVIII
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Pacorus II
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?
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Probably the younger son of
Vologases I
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77?115
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115
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King of Kings, Dikaios, Epiphanes, Philhellene
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Arsaces XXXIX
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Artabanus IV
|
?
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Probably son of
Vologases I
or
Artabanus III
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80?81
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?
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King of Kings, Euergetes, Dikaios, Epiphanes, Philhellene
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Arsaces XL
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Osroes I
|
?
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brother of
Pacorus II
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89/90?130
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130
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King of Kings, Dikaios, Epiphanes, Philhellene
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Arsaces XLI
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Vologases III
|
?
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Probably son of
Sanatruces I
king of Armenia 89?109 who was brother of
Osroes I
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105?148
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148
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He was also king of Armenia as Vologases I
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King of Kings, Euergetes, Dikaios, Epiphanes, Philhellene
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Arsaces XLII
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Parthamaspates
|
?
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Son of
Osroes I
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116?117
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after 123
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Deposed and went to Rome
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King of Kings, Dikaios, Epiphanes, Philhellene
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Arsaces XLIII
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Mithridates IV
|
?
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Probably son of
Osroes I
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c.
130 ?
c.
145
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c.
145
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King of Kings, Dikaios, Epiphanes, Philhellene
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Arsaces XLIV
[13]
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?
|
?
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?
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c.
140 ?
c.
140
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c.
140
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King of Kings, Dikaios, Epiphanes, Philhellene
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Arsaces XLV
|
Vologases IV
|
?
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Son of
Mithridates IV
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148?191
|
191
|
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King of Kings, Dikaios, Epiphanes, Philhellene
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Arsaces XLVI
|
Vologases V
|
?
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Son of
Vologases IV
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191?208
|
208
|
|
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King of Kings, Dikaios, Epiphanes, Philhellene
|
Arsaces XLVII
|
Osroes II
|
?
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Probably son of
Vologases IV
|
c.
190 ?
c.
195
|
?
|
|
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King of Kings, Dikaios, Epiphanes, Philhellene
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Arsaces XLVIII
|
Vologases VI
|
181
|
Son of
Vologases V
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208?228
|
228
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Killed by
Ardashir I
|
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King of Kings, Dikaios, Epiphanes, Philhellene
|
Arsaces XLIX
|
Artabanus V
|
?
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Son of
Vologases V
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213?226
|
226
|
Killed by
Ardashir I
|
|
King of Kings, Dikaios, Epiphanes, Philhellene
|
Arsaces L
|
Tiridates IV
[14]
|
?
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Son of
Vologases IV
|
217?222
|
?
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He was also king of Armenia
|