Arsaces or Arsakes (Ἀρσάκης, Arsákēs, Graecized form of Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎣R̥šakaʰ) is the eponymous Greek form of the dynastic name of the Parthian Empire of Iran adopted by all epigraphically attested rulers of the Arsacid dynasties. The indigenous Parthian and Armenian form was 𐭀𐭓𐭔𐭊Aršak and ԱրշակAršak.
Kings of this name include:
Arsaces I of Parthia, c. 247–211 BC
Arsaces II of Parthia, c. 211–191 BC, in older sequences known as 'Artabanus I'
Arsaces of Pontus, Roman Client King of Pontus in the second half of the 1st century BC, son of Pharnaces II of Pontus
Arsaces I of Armenia, son of Artabanus III of Parthia, King of Armenia in 35
name include: Arsaces I of Parthia, c. 247–211 BC Arsaces II of Parthia, c. 211–191 BC, in older sequences known as 'Artabanus I' Arsaces of Pontus, Roman...
royal title of King of Kings. Arsaces was succeeded by his son Arsaces II. Literary sources are very scarce on Arsaces, and exclusively come from contradictory...
(𐭀𐭓𐭔𐭊). The Old Persian equivalent is Aršaka- (𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎣). Arsaces II succeeded his father Arsaces I in 217 BC. In 209 BC, the energetic Seleucid king Antiochus...
his sister Laodice. Arsaces was born and raised in the Kingdom of Pontus and the Bosporan Kingdom. According to Strabo, Arsaces and Darius were guarded...
Arsaces I of Armenia, also known as Arsaces I, Arshak I and Arsak (ruled 35 AD) was a Parthian Prince who was King of Armenia during 35 AD. Arsaces I...
BCE from Arsaces' (or Tiridates'[b]) successor, Arsaces II. Arsaces II sued for peace and accepted vassal status, and it was not until Arsaces II's grandson...
209 BC from Arsaces' (or Tiridates') successor, Arsaces II. Arsaces II sued for peace and accepted vassal status, and it was not until Arsaces II's grandson...
several Greek forms including Arsikas (Plutarch), Arsakas and Arsaces (Persica). From Arsaces also derives the name of the Arsacid dynasty, which ruled the...
was simply the year Arsaces was made chief of the Parni tribe. Homa Katouzian and Gene Ralph Garthwaite claim it was the year Arsaces conquered Parthia...
was most likely the son of his predecessor, Arsaces II (r. 217 – 191 BC), who was in turn the son of Arsaces I (r. 247 – 217 BC), the founder of the dynasty...
"of Arsaces", which was later changed into "of King Arsaces", and eventually, "of the Great King Arsaces." The name of the first Arsacid ruler Arsaces I...
Prince Arsaces’ triumphal return from foreign wars. But there is trouble at home. Vardanes, the brother of Gotarzes and Arsaces, is jealous of Arsaces' marital...
Արշակ, Aršak; flourished 4th century, died 369 or 370), also written as Arsaces II, was an Arsacid prince who was King of Armenia from 350 (338/339 according...
particular Arsaces II heard the cries of Parandzem, Arsaces II began to realise the plotting of Tirit and the senseless death of Gnel. Arsaces II was stunned...
Laodice Mithridates V Euergetes Mithridates VI Eupator Pharnaces II Darius Arsaces Polemon I Pythodorida Polemon II Monarchs of Commagene Ptolemaeus Sames...
the Seleucid dynasty for a moment in question." Meanwhile, "a man called Arsaces, of Scythian or Bactrian[a] origin, [was] elected leader of the Parni tribes...
payment of the indemnity. Arsaces II, king of Parthia, is considered to have been murdered on the orders of Antiochus III. Arsaces is succeeded by his cousin...
the region of Parthia for roughly a century at that point, founded by Arsaces I) until the defeat of the last Parthian king, Artabanus IV, at the Battle...
Parthian kings, he used the title of Arsaces on his coinage, which was the name of the first Parthian ruler Arsaces I (r. 247 – 217 BC), which had become...
the Parthian monarch Priapatius (r. 191 – 176 BC), who was the nephew of Arsaces II. Phraates had three other brothers, Mithridates, Bagasis and Artabanus...
Artaxerxes II 247–211 BC 211 BC ? Arsaces II Artabanus I or Arsaces ? Son of Arsaces I 211–185 BC 185 BC ? Arsaces III Phriapatius ? Grandson of Tiridates...
between the Seleucid Empire under Antiochus the Third and the Parthians of Arsaces the Second. The battle ended in a Seleucid victory and the Parthians becoming...
Tir”). It may refer to: Tiridates I of Parthia (fl. 211 BC), brother of Arsaces I Tiridates II of Parthia, ruled c. 30–26 BC Tiridates III of Parthia,...
Laodice Mithridates V Euergetes Mithridates VI Eupator Pharnaces II Darius Arsaces Polemon I Pythodorida Polemon II Monarchs of Commagene Ptolemaeus Sames...
II ruled 186–198 Vologases III ruled 378-386 co-king with his brother Arsaces III Vologases (chief) - chief of the Thracian Bessi, who led a revolt against...
Antiochus III recaptured Arsacid controlled territory in 209 BC from Arsaces II. Arsaces II sued for peace and became a vassal of the Seleucids. It was not...
regions. We do not know whether Darius died and Arsaces was trying to succeed him or whether Arsaces was a usurper. Darius' reign must have lasted less...
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