Classical Studies 3906F Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Eastern Edge, Satrap, Caspian Sea

• School: Western University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: Classical Studies 3906F
• Professor: Alexander Meyer

Document Summary

The parthians (arsacids): 247 bce 224 ce: probably best not to use the name parthians, not ethnically parthian, better known at the arsacids, a nomadic tribe that came from north east of the caspian sea. Invaded parthia: 247 bce, 245 bce, the satrap of parthia revolted against the. Fragment of arrian"s parthica on the origins of the arsacids. Arsaces and tiridates were two brothers, descendants of arsaces, the son of phriapetes. Arrian further relates that during the reign of sesostris, king of egypt, and iandysus, king of. Scythia, the parthians removed from their own country, scythia, to the land which they now inhabit. Arsaces, a scythian, with some of the d ae (i mean the aparnians, as they were called, nomads who lived along the ochus), invaded parthia and conquered it. Justin through pompeius trogus on the origins of the arsacids. Seleucus being then recalled into asia by new disturbances, and respite being thus given to.