latter part of his father's reign, Pacorus ruled the Parthian Empire along with him. After Vologases I's death in 78, Pacorus became the sole ruler, but was...

free dictionary. Pacorus is a male given name of Middle Iranian origin notably born by Parthians. People bearing the name include: Pacorus I of Parthia (died...

The numismatist David Sellwood deduced that Pacorus ruled in c. 39 BC. It is uncertain whether Pacorus ruled alongside his father, or ruled independently...

Vologases II was a Parthian prince who competed against his brother Pacorus II (r. 78–110) for the Parthian crown from 78, until his defeat in 80. Dąbrowa...

Artabanus IV, was a Parthian prince who competed against his brother Pacorus II (r. 78–110) for the Parthian crown from 79/80 to 81. Artabanus III's claim...

to 78. He was the son and successor of Vonones II (r. 51). He was succeeded by his younger son Pacorus II, who continued his policies. Vologases is the...

the Parthian Empire from 110 to 147. He was the son and successor of Pacorus II (r. 78–110). Vologases III's reign was marked by civil strife and warfare...

reading of an inscription by Agum II indicates that Abi-Rattash was an ancestor of Agum II's father Urzigurumash. As Agum II explicitly refers to Urzigurumash...

Nebuchadnezzar II (/nɛbjʊkədˈnɛzər/; Babylonian cuneiform: Nabû-kudurri-uṣur, meaning "Nabu, watch over my heir"; Biblical Hebrew: נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּר‎ Nəḇūḵaḏneʾṣṣar)...

Indo-Scythian princess, who bore Phraates (Phraates IV). Orodes' eldest son Pacorus (Pacorus I) was also seemingly the result of a union with a princess from the...

refer to Arsaces II as Artabanus, and does not recognise Assar's Artabanus III, he numbers the three later kings by this name as Artabanus II (r.  AD 10–38)...

Scorpion II (Ancient Egyptian: possibly Selk or Weha), also known as King Scorpion, was a ruler during the Protodynastic Period of Upper Egypt (c. 3200–3000 BCE)...

Parthian contender from 129 to 140. Sources claim he was either a son of Pacorus II or a brother of Osroes I. His son, Vologases IV of Parthia (147–191),...

revolted against Parthian king Pacorus II (r. 78–110) in order to claim the throne for himself. During the reign of Pacorus II's son Vologases III (r. 110–147)...

of Vologases I in 78, Parthia saw internal conflict as Vologases II and Pacorus II competed for the throne. In China, the Han–Xiongnu War was re-invigorated...

After Syria was occupied by Pacorus' army, Labienus split from the main Parthian force to invade Anatolia while Pacorus and his commander Barzapharnes...

of Vologases I in 78, Parthia saw internal conflict as Vologases II and Pacorus II competed for the throne. In China, the Han–Xiongnu War was re-invigorated...

character, have claimed instead that the child was an ancestor of Nebuchadnezzar II, who destroyed Solomon's temple some 300 years later. Jewish scribes say that...

?Pacorus to 163 AD ... Vologases to 208 ... Artabanus 213–226 Pacorus from 226 AD son of Artabanus Vachagan I the Brave Vache I Urnayr Vachagan II Mirhavan...

110–c. 112, son of the Parthian king Pacorus II Parthamasiris, c. 112–c. 114, son of the Parthian king Pacorus II Interregnum 114–117: Armenia is temporarily...

executed him. Meanwhile, Pacorus subjugated Syria, except for Tyre, whose townsfolk supported the Roman soldiers who fled there. Pacorus did not have a fleet...

Cleopatra II, then Cleopatra III; temporarily expelled from Alexandria by Cleopatra II from 131 to 127 BC, then reconciled with her in 124 BC. Cleopatra II Philometor...

1279 BC. He was the son of Ramesses I and Sitre, and the father of Ramesses II. The name 'Seti' means "of Set", which indicates that he was consecrated to...

respectively Pacorus I and Labienus. In 39 BC, Antony sent Ventidius, who defeated and executed Labienus in a counterattack and then drove Pacorus I out of...

punished by the "gods", who represent it. In the years following World War II, Gilgamesh, formerly an obscure figure known only by a few scholars, gradually...

spearman (doryphoros) in the Egyptian campaign (528–525 BCE) of Cambyses II, then the Persian Great King; this is often interpreted to mean he was the...

Parthian Empire originated. Antiochus II's son Seleucus II Callinicus came to the throne around 246 BC. Seleucus II was soon dramatically defeated in the...

dynastic battle between Tushratta and his brother Artatama II and after this his son Shuttarna II, who called himself king of the Hurri while seeking support...

Dynastic II period: c. 2800 – c. 2600 BC Uruk I dynasty (Gilgamesh) Early Dynastic IIIa period: c. 2600 – c. 2500 BC Ur I dynasty Awan dynasty Kish II dynasty...

Dalley proposes that these sources may have originally referred to Sargon II of the Assyria rather than Sargon of Akkad. Stephanie Dalley, "Babylon as...