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    was also Gotarzes' wife, and was probably the mother of Gotarzes' son Orodes I. Gotarzes had two sister-wives, Siake and Azate. Gotarzes used the title...
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  • Look up Gotarzes in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Gotarzes (Parthian: 𐭂𐭅𐭕𐭓𐭆 Gōtarz, Ancient Greek: Γωτάρζης Gōtarzēs) was the name of two Parthian...
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    died in 40, his brother Vardanes I was to succeed to the throne. However, the throne was seized by Gotarzes II. Gotarzes II eventually was able to gain...
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    Orodes I (also spelled Urud I; Parthian: 𐭅𐭓𐭅𐭃 Wērōd/Urūd), was king of the Parthian Empire from 80 to 75 BC. He was the son and heir of Gotarzes I (r...
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    distinguished position under Gotarzes; the third figure with Gotarzes' son and heir Orodes; and the fourth with Gotarzes himself, who served as "satrap...
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    Ctesiphon may not have become the official capital until the reign of Gotarzes I (r. c. 90–80 BC). It became the site of the royal coronation ceremony...
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    Roman politician Gnaeus Pompeius Strabo, Roman general and politician Gotarzes I, ruler (shah) of the Parthian Empire Lucius Cornelius Merula, Roman politician...
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    —Strabo, Geographica After the death of Mithridates II of Parthia his son Gotarzes I succeeded him. This was disputed by Sinatruces which caused a Parthian...
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    connection between Kadashman-Enlil I and Kurigalzu I, but Kadashman-Enlil I's presumed son, Burnaburiash II, refers to Kurigalzu I as his ancestor in a letter...
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  • (probably Vologases (I)) c. 126–122 BC Unknown king (probably Artabanus (II)) c. 122–121 BC Mithridates II c. 121–91 BC Gotarzes I c. 91–87 BC Unknown...
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    to Vardanes. However, the throne was seized by Gotarzes II, an adopted son of Artabanus II. Gotarzes had another of his brothers, Artabanus, along with...
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    military camp established across from Seleucia by Mithridates I of Parthia. The reign of Gotarzes I saw Ctesiphon reach a peak as a political and commercial...
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    Parthian figure. Vizhan is the name of the grandson of Gotarzes I and the grandfather of Gotarzes II. According to Nöldeke, noble Parthian families who...
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    to the Parthians. In 91 bce, Mithradates II, king of Parthia, died and Gotarzes I, his son, took over as ruler. During his reign, the Parthian Empire was...
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    Seleucid hegemony. In 323 BC, the Seleucid Empire was founded by Seleucus I Nicator, a general of Alexander the Great. Stretching from Syria to the Indus...
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    internal war persisted between Sanatruk and Mithridates' eldest son and heir Gotarzes I. Eventually the Parthian internal conflict was to seize the entire attention...
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  • Automa, was a Parthian queen consort as the wife of the Parthian monarch Gotarzes I (r. 91–87/80 BC). She was an Artaxiad princess of Armenia as the daughter...
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    Arrian 1976, I, 11 Arrian 1976, I, 20–23 Arrian 1976, I, 23 Arrian 1976, I, 27–28 Arrian 1976, I, 3 Green 2007, p. 351 Arrian 1976, I, 11–12 "The Project...
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    that Gotarzes ruled until 80 BC, when he was succeeded by Orodes. Numbered as Tiridates II by counting Tiridates I, the supposed brother of Arsaces I, who...
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    period's coinage." Shayegan deduces that Gotarzes I reigned till his death in c. 80 BC, and was succeeded by Orodes I. Assar 2006, p. 70. Assar 2006, pp. 69–70...
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    the hand of the buried woman. An imitation gold coin of Parthian King Gotarzes I (95-90 BCE) was found in the left hand of the woman in tomb VI. The fact...
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    Monarchism in Iran Iranian National Jewels Brosius, Maria (1 January 2000). "Women i. In Pre-Islamic Persia". Encyclopaedia Iranica. Sciolino, Elaine (3 October...
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    Inscription: This is Phraortes. He lied, saying: "I am Khshathrita, of the dynasty of Cyaxares. I am king in Media." G. Posener, La première domination...
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  • Roman politician Gnaeus Pompeius Strabo, Roman general and politician Gotarzes I, ruler (shah) of the Parthian Empire Lucius Cornelius Merula, Roman politician...
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    during the Parthian Empire in the name of Gotarzes, possibly Gotarzes I, but more probably the Parthian king Gotarzes II, who ruled from 39 to 51 CE and is...
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    during the Parthian Empire in the name of Gotarzes, possibly Gotarzes I, but more probably the Parthian king Gotarzes II, who ruled from 39 to 51 CE and is...
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  • list) – Mithridates II, Great King, Shah (124–88 BC) Gotarzes I, Great King, Shah (95–90 BC) Orodes I, Great King, Shah (90–80 BC) Sanatruces, Great King...
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  • Judaism. October 24 – Titus Flavius Domitianus, Roman emperor (d. AD 96) Gotarzes II, king of the Parthian Empire Lucius Vitellius the Elder, Roman consul...
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    Dahae. Gotarzes invaded Hyrcania in 46 AD with the support of the Hyrcanians and Dahae to press his claim to the throne, however, upon Gotarzes' discovery...
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  • Phraates III, and a certain Darius (I), ruler of Media (or Media Atropatene?). Two other names, Gotarzes (I) and Orodes (I) are attested in dated cuneiform...
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