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Parthia
Parthia , ancient country of Asia, SE of the Caspian Sea. In its narrowest limits it consisted of a mountainous region intersected with fertile valleys, lying S of Hyrcania and corresponding roughly to the modern Iranian province of Khorasan. It was included in the Assyrian and Persian empires, the ... Read more
Tiridates
Tiridates , d. 211 BC, king of Parthia (c.248-211 BC), 2d ruler of the Arsacid dynasty (see under Arsaces ). He absorbed Hyrcania and, with the ruler of Bactria, successfully resisted the attacks of Seleucus II of Syria. ... Read more
Thomas Godfrey
Thomas Godfrey 1736-63, American poet and playwright, b. Philadelphia. The son of Thomas Godfrey, who invented the quadrant, he became apprenticed to a watchmaker after his father's early death. Godfrey is remembered as the author of The Prince of Parthia (1767), a blank verse tragedy reminiscent... Read more
Lewis Hallam
Lewis Hallam , c.1714-1756, Anglo-American actor and manager of the first professional theatrical company in the United States. He arrived from England with his company in 1752 and opened at Williamsburg, Va., with Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice. In 1753 he built the first theater in New York Ci... Read more
Saint Thomas
Saint Thomas one of the Twelve Apostles, called Didymus. According to John, he refused to believe in the resurrection until he saw Jesus' wounds; hence the expression "doubting Thomas." John 11.16; 14.5; 20.24-29; 21.2. By tradition he is said to have gone as missionary to Parthia or India. The... Read more
Turkistan
Turkistan or Turkestan , historic region of central Asia. Western, or Russian, Turkistan extended from the Caspian Sea in the west to the Chinese frontier in the east and from the Aral-Irtysh watershed in the north to the borders of Iran and Afghanistan in the south. Eastern, or Chinese, Turkist... Read more
Antony
Antony or Marc Antony, Lat. Marcus Antonius, c.83 BC-30 BC, Roman politican and soldier. He was of a distinguished family; his mother was a relative of Julius Caesar . Antony was notorious from his youth for riotous living, but even his enemies admitted his courage. Antony and Caesar ... Read more
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar (Caius Julius Caesar), 100? BC-44 BC, Roman statesman and general. Rise to Power Although he was born into the Julian gens, one of the oldest patrician families in Rome, Caesar was always a member of the democratic or popular party. He benefited from the patronage of his unc... Read more
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan , republic (2005 est. pop. 4,952,000), 188,455 sq mi (488,100 sq km), central Asia. It borders on Afghanistan and Iran in the south, Uzbekistan in the east and northeast, Kazakhstan in the northwest, and the Caspian Sea in the west. Ashgabat (Ashkhabad) is its capital and largest city... Read more
Persia
Persia , old alternate name for the Asian country Iran. The article Iran contains a description of the geography and economy of the modern country and a short account of its history since the Arab invasion of the 7th cent. This article is concerned with the history of the ancient Persian Empire, i... Read more

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Parthia
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Parthia , ancient country of Asia, SE of the Caspian Sea. In its narrowest limits...simulated flight. Bibliography: See N. C. Debevoise, A Political History of Parthia (1938, repr. 1970); P. B. Lozinski, The Original Homeland of the...
Prince of Parthia, The
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre Prince of Parthia, The (1767), a tragedy by Thomas Godfrey. [ Southwark Theatre...which included dramatic performances. Godfrey wrote The Prince of Parthia , his first and only play, while still in his early twenties. At the...
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...overshadowing problem was the Eastern question. Parthia, the only large, organized power that...dominance in Armenia, and now, in 162, Parthia attacked, defeated the Romans in Cappadocia...empire. Rome recalled its armies with Parthia defeated but not conquered. Nevertheless...
Marcus Aurelius
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography ...faced the problem of war in the East. Parthia (located in present-day Iran) was...rival for power in Armenia, and in 162 Parthia attacked. Marcus Aurelius remained in...Empire. Rome recalled its armies from Parthia, defeated but not conquered. Nevertheless...
Phraates
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Phraates , kings of Parthia of the dynasty of Arsaces . Phraates II, fl. 130 BC, decisively...d. 2 BC, had an early success in driving (36 BC) Antony out of Parthia. After 31 BC, Phraates had to cope with a stubborn rebellion by...
Trajan
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...and Jordan— annexed as the province of Arabia. Parthia, embracing essentially modern Iraq and Iran, was the only...suddenly (117), and his successor, Hadrian, made peace with Parthia and abandoned the Eastern provinces except Arabia. Administration...
Turkistan
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...death, Turkistan fell to Seleucus; but by the middle of the 2d cent. BC it was divided between Parthia in the west and Bactria in the east. Parthia expanded eastward at Bactria's expense. Bactria around 130 BC was bordered on the E by China...
Godfrey, Thomas
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Literature ...indebted to Chaucer and Pope. He is best known for his romantic tragedy, The Prince of Parthia , which he wrote in 1759. Juvenile Poems on Various Subjects. With the Prince of Parthia, a Tragedy was a posthumous collection (1765).
Caracalla
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...of speech, he assembled the city's youth and had them massacred by the army. In 216 Caracalla decided to join Rome and Parthia by marriage, if he could not do so by arms, and asked for the hand of the Parthian king's daughter. A refusal was followed...
Lewis Hallam Sr. and Jr
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...actor until shortly before his death. In his time he had acted in the first American play (Thomas Godfrey's The Prince of Parthia, 1767) and the first successful American comedy (Royall Tyler's The Contrast, 1787), and his company had fostered a...

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Parthia
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Parthia An ancient Asian kingdom to the south-east of the Caspian Sea, which from c. 250BC to c. 230AD ruled an empire stretching...
Roman civil wars
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...was made dictator and virtually sole ruler. His plans for safeguarding the empire by military expeditions against Dacia and Parthia were cut short by outraged republican traditionalists who murdered him in 44 BC. Further civil wars followed. Initially Octavian...
Antiochus
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...x2013;187 BC) reigned from 223 to 187 BC. He restored and expanded the Seleucid empire, regaining the vassal kingdoms of Parthia and Bactria and conquering Armenia, Syria, and Palestine. When he invaded Europe he came into conflict with the Romans...
Theater
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...a talented comic. In 1767, Hallam played the lead in the first professional American drama, Thomas Godfrey's Prince of Parthia. In 1775, theater was again banned, this time by the Continental Congress. While the ban was routinely ignored, it did...
Partholón
Book article from: A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology ...x2018;son of him who stays the waters’, i.e. a survivor of the biblical Flood; another possibility is Parthia, ancient name for northern Iran. Partholón's biblical pedigree makes him a descendant of Magog, who lived in...
Aśoka
Book article from: A Dictionary of Buddhism ...century bce the north and north-west were extensively invaded by Greeks from the former Seleucid satrapies of Bactria and Parthia, as well as by central Asian nomadic tribes. Various Aśokan emblems, such as the lion capital found on his pillars...
An Shih-kao
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions An Shih-kao (2nd cent. CE). Buddhist monk, converted when crown prince in Parthia, who went to China and undertook and organized the first translations of Buddhist texts into Chinese. Since they were mainly...

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Jan Ignac Frantisek Vojta.(Sonatas I-III, Parthia amabilis, Anima mea dilecta, Arietta cordialis, Threnodia hujus temporis)(Sound recording review)
Magazine article from: Czech Music; 1/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; Jan Ignac Frantisek Vojta Sonatas I-III, Parthia amabilis, Anima mea dilecta, Arietta cordialis, Threnodia hujus temporis La Gambetta, Elen Machova. Production: V. Janda...
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Magazine article from: Shofar; 3/22/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...Roman planning since 64 B.C.E.--Parthia. [GRAPHIC OMITTED] Located in what...eastern Syria, Iran, and Afghanistan, Parthia was rich and powerful. It sat astride...Bruised egos, profits, and worries about Parthia's plans for its western neighbor kept...
Help from Rome.
Magazine article from: Calliope; 11/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...lead a new military expedition against Parthia (modern Iran). On the way, he ordered...He agreed and delayed his expedition to Parthia. Events in Italy, however, soon forced...embarked on his long-delayed expedition to Parthia. Even though the campaign was a disaster...
THE POLITICS OF PARTHIAN COINAGE IN MEDIA
Magazine article from: Near Eastern Archaeology; 9/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...Arsaces, established the Arsacid dynasty of Parthia. The satrapy of Media, in the Iranian...the eventual unification of Media with Parthia, Mithradates immediately began issuing...regions. Phriapatius, the third King of Parthia, had two sons, Phraates and Mithridates...
Kuwabara's misleading thesis on Bukhara and the family name An. (Kuwabara Jitsuzo)
Magazine article from: The Journal of the American Oriental Society; 10/1/1996; ; 700+ words ; ...embraced Taoism) originally came from Anxi (Parthia): Why do we suspect that An Shitong...Christentums in Mittel-Asien). People from Parthia did not believe in Zoroastrianism nor...than connecting the family name An to Parthia, which had no connection whatever with...
A flag-flying fellow; ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.(Features)
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 4/17/2009; 700+ words ; ...extended beyond the conquests of Trajan (AD 98-117) into Parthia (roughly equivalent to Iran). However, there was certainly...Gaul, had disappeared when a peace treaty was secured with Parthia in 20 BC. But in 36 BC, in Uzbekistan, the Chinese captured...
A flag-flying fellow.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 4/17/2009; 700+ words ; ...extended beyond the conquests of Trajan (AD 98-117) into Parthia (roughly equivalent to Iran). However, there was certainly...Gaul, had disappeared when a peace treaty was secured with Parthia in 20 BC. But in 36 BC, in Uzbekistan, the Chinese captured...
The list of nations in Acts 2: Roman propaganda and the Lukan response
Magazine article from: Journal of Biblical Literature; 10/1/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...speakers ticked off the regions from which they had come: Parthia, Media, Elam, Mesopotamia, Judea, Cappadocia, Pontus...fifteen persons and places, stretching geographically from Parthia in the east to Rome in the west. Scholars have long thought...
Hong Kong ace Kwan in pole position
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 7/30/2000; 384 words ; ...also saw some exciting action. Twenty-year-old Indian Parthia Sureshwaran grabbed the first spot for both Rounds 7 and 8 by setting the fastest time if 2:14.14 during Round 8. Parthia was also the winner in Round 4 and 5. A hundred thirty...
Analysis: Roman invasion of the empire of Parthian, of which Iraq was a part
Transcript from: Weekend Edition - Saturday (NPR); 10/26/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...us now to relay and replay the tale of the Roman assault on Parthia. She' s at the studios of the CBC in Toronto. Welcome...son were taken to the palace in Seleucia where the king of Parthia was feasting. He'd just been reconciled with the king of...