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Women in the Parthian Empire This page was last edited on 14 November 2023, at 11:06 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
While their names and titles did appear in official documents, Parthian women were rarely depicted in art. Only two royal women were ever depicted on Parthian coins: Queen Musa of Parthia and Queen Anzaze of Elymais. [282] Only two women are known to have ruled the Parthian Empire, one as monarch and one as regent.
The Seleucid dynasty or the Seleucidae (/ s ɪ ˈ l uː s ɪ ˌ d iː /; Greek: Σελευκίδαι, Seleukídai, "descendants of Seleucus") was a Macedonian Greek royal family, which ruled the Seleucid Empire based in West Asia during the Hellenistic period.
The Seleucid satrap of Parthia, named Andragoras, first claimed independence, in a parallel to the secession of his Bactrian neighbour. Soon after, however, a Parthian tribal chief called Arsaces invaded the Parthian territory around 238 BC to form the Arsacid dynasty, from which the Parthian Empire originated.
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Pages in category "Greek feminine given names" The following 128 pages are in this category, out of 128 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Aella;
Her birth date is unknown, [8] and little is known on her early life. Laodice I married her paternal first cousin Antiochus II Theos before 266 BC as his first wife. [8] She married Antiochus II before he was the heir to the Seleucid throne.
Name Date Family Relations Note 1 Vahbarz I: beg. of 3rd century BC ? leader of a revolution against Seleucids (?) 2 Baykard ? Fratarakā dynasty: 3 Baydād (bgdt) end of 3rd/ beg. of 2nd century BC Fratarakā dynasty - son of Baykard sub-Seleucid 4 Ardaxšīr I (rtḥštry) 1st half of 2nd century Fratarakā dynasty sub-Seleucid 5