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	Arsaces. Who is Arsaces? What is Arsaces? Where is Arsaces? Definition of Arsaces. Meaning of Arsaces.
		Arsaces is a Persian name, which occurs on a Persian seal, where it is written in cuneiform characters.
		The most famous Arsaces was the chief of the Parni, one of the nomadic Scythian or Dahan tribes in the desert east of the Caspian Sea.
		Tiridates adopted the name of his brother Arsaces, and after him all the other Parthian kings (who by the historians are generally called by their proper names), amounting to the number of about thirty, officially wear only the name Arsaces.
	www.knowledgerush.com /kr/encyclopedia/Arsaces (363 words)

	Arsaces I of Parthia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Arsaces I of Parthia was the chief of the Parni, one of the nomadic Scythian or Dahan tribes in the desert east of the Caspian Sea.
		Arsaces, seeking refuge before the Bactrian king Diodotus I, invaded Parthia, then a province of the Seleucid Empire, in about 250 BC.
		With very few exceptions only the name Î‘ÏÏÎ±ÎºÎ·Ï occurs on the coins of the Parthian kings (in its genitive form Î‘Î¡Î£Î‘ÎÎÎ¥ â” i.e., "[coin] of Arsaces" â” together with various epithets), and the obverse generally shows the seated figure of the founder of the dynasty, holding in his hand a strung bow.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Arsaces_I (336 words)

	e. Parthia. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Arsaces I founded the kingdom of Parthia, including at first only Parthia and Hyrcania, between the Seleucid kingdom in the west and the Bactrian kingdom in the east.
		In 238 Arsaces was expelled by Seleucus II but returned when the latter withdrew to deal with a revolt in Syria.
		Arsaces II withstood the attacks of Antiochus III, the Great, in 209; he was followed by Arsaces III (Priapatius, 190–176) and Arsaces IV (Phraates I, 176–c.
	www.bartleby.com /67/216.html (402 words)

	Fabricius Flavius/Parthia
		According to tradition, the first ruler of the Parthians and founder of the Parthian empire was Arsaces I,who had been a governor under Diodotus, king of the Bactrian Greeks, and who revolted and fled westward to establish his own kingdom.
		Strabo says the first Arsaces was a Scythian man with the semi-nomadic Parni tribe, a part of the Dahi, nomads who lived along the Ochus (Tejend or lower Oxus) River, who invaded and conquered Parthia.
		The revolt was led by the brothers Arsaces and Tiridates.
	www.magellannarfe.com /Parthia (1574 words)

	Semiramide - Rossini
		Semiramide, however, is enamoured of a comely youth, Arsaces, victorious commander of her army, and supposedly a Scythian, but in reality her own son, of which relationship only Oroe, the chief priest of the temple, is aware.
		The shade of Ninus announces that Arsaces shall be his successor; and summons him to come to the tomb at midnight there to learn the secret of his assassination.
		Enraged at the prophecy of the succession of Arsaces and knowing of his coming visit to the tomb of Ninus, Assur contrives to enter it; while Semiramide, who now knows that the young warrior is her son, comes to the tomb to warn him against Assur.
	www.music-with-ease.com /rossini-semiramide.html (697 words)

	International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
		This particular Arsaces was the sixth of the line of independent Parthian rulers which had been founded in 250 BC by Arsaces I, who revolted from Antiochus Theos, killed the Syrian satraps, and with his successor Tiridates I firmly established the independence of the Parthian kingdom.
		According to the account preserved in 1 Macc 14:1-3, Arsaces sent one of his captains, who went and smote the host of Demetrius, and took him alive, and brought him to Arsaces, by whom he was put in ward.
		Arsaces VI is mentioned, also, in 1 Macc 15:22, as one of the kings whom the Romans forbade to make war on their Jewish allies.
	www.studylight.org /enc/isb/print.cgi?number=T772 (210 words)

	Definition of Arsaces
		5:...ient Chinese: ''Anxi'' is a transcription of ''"[[ Arsaces ]]"'', the founder of the [[Arsacid dynasty]] of P...
		5: [[ Arsaces ]], the chieftain of the nomadic (Dahan) tribe of...
		The Parthian king Arsaces is said to have been of Parnian origin.
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	Semiramide
		Arsaces is always a very youthful and impossible-looking general, in spite of his glittering cuirass, for be it known this is the contralto rôle, and, musically speaking, a very great one.
		Semiramis is awaiting Arsaces and the oracle from Memphis.
		Assur, Arsaces, Idrenus, and Oroe vow obedience, and their hymn-like ensemble is one of the grandest themes Rossini ever composed.
	www.oldandsold.com /articles30/opera-stars-2.shtml (2332 words)

	Arsaces -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Arsaces is a (The language of Persia (Iran) in any of its ancient forms) Persian name, which occurs on a Persian seal, where it is written in (An ancient wedge-shaped script used in Mesopotamia and Persia) cuneiform characters.
		Arsaces is the name of two early kings of (An ancient country in Asia on the Caspian Sea; dominated southwestern Asia from about 100 BC to 200 AD) Parthia :
		Arsaces was king of (A landlocked republic in southwestern Asia; formerly an Asian soviet; modern Armenia is but a fragment of ancient Armenia which was one of the world's oldest civilizations; throughout 2500 years the Armenian people have been invaded and oppressed by their) Armenia c.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/A/Ar/Arsaces.htm (231 words)

	The rise of the Parthians (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Arsaces, who was chief of the Parni, a member tribe of the
		The Parni, with Arsaces at their head, took the province of Parthia after having beaten Andragoras; soon, neighbouring Hyrcania was annexed and the Caspian reached.
		Arsaces had himself crowned in the city of Asaak, and the tribe took the name of the Parthians, their close relatives, a name that meant “exiled.” Their language was closely related to Scythian and Median.
	www.azargoshnasp.net /~iran/history/Parthians/parthianbritannica.htm (253 words)

	Arsaces - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Arsaces is the name of two early kings of Parthia :
		All kings of the Arsacid Dynasty adopted the royal name Arsaces after Arsaces I, the founder of the Parthian Empire.
		This is a disambiguation page â” a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Arsaces (127 words)

	Arsaces I (c. 247 - 211 B.C.)
		Confusion exists among historians as to whether Arsaces I or his brother Tiridates ruled until 211 B.C., but it is generally accepted today that Arsaces I was the king and Arian's references to Tiridates should be attributed to Arsaces.
		Arsaces I overthrew Andragoras, the Seleucid governor of Parthia
		Arsaces I had to deal with attempts by Antiochus III to recapture lost Seleucid territories, but evidently succeeded in consolidating control of Parthia, Hyrcania, Herat and Astauene (and possibly Nisaia).
	www.parthia.com /arsaces1.htm (1224 words)

	Arsaces III of Armenia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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	Arsaces (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		He was the real founder of the Parthian empire, which was of very limited extent until the final decay of the Seleucid empire, occasioned by the Roman intrigues after the death of IV Epiphanes">Antiochus IV Epiphanes ( 165 BC), enabled Mithradates and his successors to conquer Media and Babylonia.
		The Arsacidian empire was overthrown in AD 226 by Ardashir (Artaxerxes), the founder of the Sassanid empire, whose conquests began about AD 212.
		The name Arsaces of Persia is also borne by some kings of Armenia, who were of Parthian origin.
	www.termsdefined.net /ar/arsaces.html (615 words)

	Arsaces II (c. 211 - 191 B.C.)
		Son of Arsaces I and the nephew of Tiridates, he was the second king of Parthia.
		He was frequently called Artabanus I by earlier scholars and, following Justin, Arsaces II could be assigned that name but it is not attested for the second or third ruler of the Arsacid dynasty.
		After the death of Arsaces I, the Seleucids evidently found opportunity to retake former territory and in 211 B.C. Antiochus III secured the allegiance of Artabazanes, ruler of Media Atropatene, then advanced to Ecbatana where he replenished his treasury by looting the temple of Anahita.
	www.parthia.com /arsaces2.htm (767 words)

	Biographies: Arsaces I :: 0 A.D. :: Wildfire Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Arsaces I ( Parni : Arashk) was the first king of the Arsacid dynasty of Persia, also called the Parthian Kingdom.
		In 247 B.C. Arsaces took advantage of internal problems within the Seleucid Empire and had himself crowned Shahandshah (Ancient Persian: Emperor) of a new nation, Parthia (which means ‘the exiled’ in the Parni language), at the city of Asaak.
		Another part of Arsaces ’ program was the refounding of several old cities as well as the founding of new ones, such as: Asaak, Dara (which would later become famous as impregnable), and Nisa (which later became the burial place of Arsaces).
	forums.wildfiregames.com /0ad/page.php?p=7911 (768 words)

	Arsaces - Result for Arsaces - Meaning of Arsaces - Definition of Arsaces - Dictionary of Meaning - www.mauspfeil.net
		'''Arsaces''' is a Persian name, which occurs on a Persian seal, where it is written in Cuneiform (language) cuneiform characters.
		'''Arsaces''' is the name of two early kings of Parthia : * Arsaces I of Parthia Arsaces I c.
		Arsaces of Armenia Arsaces was king of Armenia c.
	www.mauspfeil.net /Arsaces.html (174 words)

	Arsaces -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Iranian name borne by the Parthian royal house as being descended from Arsaces, son of Phriapites (date unknown), a chief of the seminomadic Parni tribe from the Caspian steppes.
		Arsaces seems to have enjoyed great fame among the tribes.
		Arsaces, who was chief of the Parni (a member tribe of the Dahae confederation) must have begun his struggle against the Seleucids from 247 BC, the year from which the Parthians dated their history.
	www.encyclopaedia.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=9009635 (346 words)

	Iranian Peoples - The Saka Legacy - (CAIS at SOAS)
		Under Arsaces’ successor, Artabanus I (aka Arsaces II, ruled about 211-191 BC) Parthia rebelled again and another Seleucid expedition hurried east and forced the Parthian leader to escape to Central Asia until a compromise could be reached with the Seleucids.
		The connection between the Saka and the place-names Sakiz and Sakastan at two opposite ends of Iran suggests the likelihood of the existence of other Saka place names in the areas where the Saka are known to have inhabited.
		Regardless of the form or orthography, the significance of the name “Asaak” itself was in revealing that, unlike in Sakiz and Sakastan, the marker “sak” could serve as an adjectival suffix.
	www.cais-soas.com /CAIS/Anthropology/Scythian/saka_legacy.htm (2314 words)

	Justin: Epitome of the Philippic History of Pompeius Trogus, Book 41
		Such too is the plenty of springs and wood, that it is amply supplied with streams of water, and abounds with all the pleasures of the chace.
		His son and successor on the throne, whose name was also Arsaces, fought with the greatest bravery against Antiochus, the son of Seleucus, who was at the head of a hundred thousand foot and twenty thousand horse, and was at last taken into alliance with him.
		The third king of the Parthians was Priapatius; but he was also called Arsaces, for, as has just been observed, they distinguished all their kings by that name, as the Romans use the titles of Caesar and Augustus.
	www.forumromanum.org /literature/justin/english/trans41.html (1659 words)

	Parthian Empire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Phraates III is the 13th King of Parthia of the House of Arsaces.
		The House of Arsaces belongs to the Parni clan.
		Two years later Arsaces was killed and his brother Tiridates succeeded him, maintaining himself in Parthia as the Seleucid empire crumbled from the attacks of Ptolemy III of Egypt.
	www.donaldhs.vic.edu.au /home/spotter/Parthian_Empire.html (1951 words)

	Arsaces - Definition up Erdmond.Com
		The most famous Arsaces was the chief of the Parni, one of the nomadic Scythian or Dahan tribes in the desert east of the Caspian_Sea.
		Arsaces, seeking refuge before the Bactrian king Diodotes, invaded Parthia, then a province of the Seleucid_Empire, about 250_BC ( Strabo xi.
		He was the real founder of the Parthian empire, which was of very limited extent until the final decay of the Seleucid empire, occasioned by the Roman intrigues after the death of Antiochus_IV_Epiphanes ( 165_BC), enabled Mithradates and his successors to conquer Media and Babylonia.
	www.erdmond.com /Arsaces.html (379 words)

	Arsaces I of Parthia Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
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		Arsaces I of Parthia was the chief of the Parni, one of the nomadic Scythian orDahan tribes in the desert east of the Caspian Sea.
		Parthia was the arch-enemy of the Roman Empire in the East and it limited Roman'sexpansion beyond Cappadocia Phraates (king), Arsaces II of Parthia
	www.echostatic.com /index.php?title=Arsaces_I_of_Parthia (215 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Persia
		On his death, in 404, Arsaces, his eldest son, ascended the throne as Artaxerxes II, and quelled revolts in Cyrus, Asia Minor, and Egypt.
		Pherecles, the Seleucid satrap, having insulted Tiridates, was slain, and Parthia freed from the Macedonians.
		Arsaces, the brother of Tiridates, was proclaimed first King of Parthia in 250 B.C., and the Seleucid dynasty fell into decay.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/11712a.htm (14935 words)

	Andragoras -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		He apparently defied Seleucid imperial authority, which was weakly established in his area, and issued coins on which his image bore the royal diadem.
		After ruling only a few years, he was defeated and killed by Parni tribesmen from the Caspian steppes led by Arsaces, who later set up an independent kingdom…
		The difficult situation in the west and the grave reverses suffered by the royal house...
	www.encyclopaedia.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=9002268 (249 words)

	Parthians (250 BC - 225 AD) - DBA II/37 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In 247 BCE, Arsaces, a leader of the Aparni, a nomadic people who lived along the Ochus (Tejend or lower Oxus) River, revolted against the Seleucid Empire and established the Parthian Empire.
		Tiridates succeeded his brother Arsaces as regent and consolidated the Parthian power in the east.
		Arsaces' son Artabanus (aka Arsaces II), was forced to submit to Seleucid overlordship.
	fanaticus.org /dba/armies/II37 (1511 words)

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		Based on a play by Voltaire, ÒSemiramis,Ó its brief story is this: Ninus, the king of Babylon, has been murdered by his Queen, Semiramis, aided by Assur, a prince enamoured of her and aspiring to the throne.
		One of the QueenÕs warriors, Arsaces, supposed to be of Scythian origin, but in reality her own son, returns from a foreign expedition and is loaded with honors for the victory he has won.
		At midnight Semiramis, Assur, and Arsaces meet at the tomb, and by mistake Assur stabs her instead of Arsaces, who in turn kills Assur, and, all obstacles being removed, is united to Azema and ascends the throne.
	www.yale.edu /yaleband/ycb/music/rep/rossini1.html (183 words)

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