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    Gotarzes I (Parthian: 𐭂𐭅𐭕𐭓𐭆 Gōdarz) was king of the Parthian Empire from 91 BC to 87 or 80 BC. He was the son and successor of Mithridates II (r. 124–91 BC)...
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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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    Artabanus II (r. 12–40), but had to continually fight against his brother Gotarzes II, a rival claimant to the throne. Vardanes' short reign ended when he...
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    II's son Gotarzes, is mentioned as "Arsaces King, grandson of Friapatak [who is] the son of the nephew of Arsaces [I]." Son of Artabanus I: Olbrycht...
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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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  • 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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    Geography of Strabo 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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  • he comes across, he makes the acquaintance of the hard-drinking athlete Gotarze. The two are equally sympathetic and form friendships with each other....
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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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    Sarpol-e Zahab (redirect from Sar-I Pul)
    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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    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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    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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    state the end year of Gotarzes's reign. Scholars who do not support the existence of Mithridates III designate Orodes I as Gotarzes's direct successor. Simonetta...
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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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    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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  • 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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    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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    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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    Menmaatre Seti I (or Sethos I in Greek) was the second pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt during the New Kingdom period, ruling c. 1294 or 1290...
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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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    Nebuchadnezzar I (/nɛbjʊkədˈnɛzər/), reigned c. 1121–1100 BC, was the fourth king of the Second Dynasty of Isin and Fourth Dynasty of Babylon. He ruled...
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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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    Antiochus I Soter (Greek: Ἀντίοχος Σωτήρ, Antíochos Sōtér; "Antiochus the Savior"; c. 324/3 – 2 June 261 BC) was a Greek king of the Seleucid Empire....
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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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    Seleucus I Nicator (/sɪˈluːkəs/; Greek: Σέλευκος Νικάτωρ, Séleukos Nikátōr, lit. 'Seleucus the Victorious'; c. 358 BC – 281 BC) was a Macedonian Greek...
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