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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
Philip
Philip d. AD 34, tetrarch of Ituraea, son of Herod the Great. He was perhaps the ablest of the Herod dynasty. He is mentioned in the Gospel of St. Luke. ... Read more
Karadjordjević
Karadjordjević or Karageorgevich , Serbian dynasty, descended from Karageorge (Karadjordje). Its ruling members were Alexander , prince of Serbia, and kings Peter I , Alexander , and Peter II of Yugoslavia. It was long involved in a feud with the Obrenović dynasty. The Karadjord... Read more
Herodians
Herodians , Jewish political party of the early 1st cent. AD, related to the dynasty of Herod . Some have supposed that they were largely Sadducees . In the New Testament the Herodians are referred to, with the Pharisees, as being in opposition to Jesus. ... Read more
Hoysala
Hoysala dynasty of S India, c.1110-1326. It had its origins in the last half of the 11th cent., when Vinayaditya (1047-98) ruled an an area centered on Dorasamudra (modern Halebid), which became the dynasty's capital. His grandson Bittiga (later called Vishnuvardhana; reigned c.1110-42) made extens... Read more
Khufu
Khufu or Cheops , fl. c.2680 BC, king of ancient Egypt, founder of the IV dynasty. He was king for 23 years and was famous as the builder of the greatest pyramid at Giza. ... Read more
Naboth
Naboth , in the Bible, Jezreelite stoned to death because he would not let King Ahab have his vineyard. Elijah's curse on the royal family for their treatment of Naboth forecast the downfall of the dynasty. ... Read more
Amorites
Amorites , a people of Canaan. There is evidence of them in Babylonia, where in the 19th cent. BC they established under their patronage the first dynasty at Babylon. The most powerful king of this dynasty, Hammurabi, put an end (18th cent. BC) to Amorite domination and issued a famous code of law, ... Read more
Maurya
Maurya , ancient Indian dynasty, c.325-c.183 BC, founded by Chandragupta (Chandragupta Maurya). He conquered the Magadha kingdom and established his capital at Pataliputra (now Patna). His son, Bindusara (d. c.273), and his grandson, Asoka , the most notable ruler of ancient India, for the first ... Read more
Yüan
Yüan , Mongol dynasty of China that ruled from 1271 to 1368. It was a division of the great empire conquered by the Mongols . Kublai Khan , who adopted the Chinese dynastic name Yüan in 1271, swept down from N China, which the Mongols had ruled since the 1230s, and finally defeated the S... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Arsacid dynasty"

Parthia
Book article from: World Encyclopedia ...was the seat of the Parthian Empire, founded after a successful revolt against the Seleucids (238 bc). Under the Arsacid dynasty, the Parthian Empire extended, at its peak, from Armenia to Afghanistan. In ad 224, the Parthians were defeated...
Tiridates
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 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.
Mani
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Hamadan, ancient Ecbatana, and apparently belonged to the Arsacid princely family. He left Hamadan and settled in Babylonia...Mehrshah, two sons of Ardashir I, founder of the Sassanid dynasty. Upon Ardashir's death in 241, Mani returned to western...

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American and Armenian Archaeologists Form Collaboration to Conduct Archaeological Fieldwork in Syunik Region of Armenia
Newspaper article from: Armenian Reporter, The; 1/7/2006; 700+ words ; ...ancient superpowers (Persia, Macedon, Rome, Parthia) and under the control of the Yervandid, Artaxiad, and Arsacid dynasties (ca. 6th century BC-4th century AD). Future study of all these finds will make an immediate contribution to...
THE POLITICS OF PARTHIAN COINAGE IN MEDIA
Magazine article from: Near Eastern Archaeology; 9/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...the first Parthian ruler, Arsaces, established the Arsacid dynasty of Parthia. The satrapy of Media, in the Iranian heartland...under the control of a Median king, Darius, who was an Arsacid only by his mother's lineage. Mithradates III, a...
A History of Iran: Empire of the Mind.(Book review)
Magazine article from: ForeWord; 7/1/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...evil in contention, while the empire of the Achaemenid dynasty (559-330 BC), extending from Bactria to beyond...s centuries of war with Persia of the home-grown Arsacid dynasty (247 BC-AD 224) intermittently rewarded the West...
Armenian And Iranian Studies.(Book review)
Magazine article from: The Journal of the American Oriental Society; 4/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...inscriptions, first brought the Armenians to heel (ca. 525 B.C.). So great was the influence of the following Arsacid dynasty that we have about as many Parthian words and stems in the Armenian language as we have those of unmediated Indo...
Dark Clouds Over Armenia
Newspaper article from: Armenian Reporter, The; 4/3/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...under one command to defend the nation. The fall of the House of Artaxiad (Ardashesean), Arsacid (Arshakuni), Bagratid, Rubenian and Lusignan dynasties, and the catastrophes of 1896 and later 1915-1923 were all due to the failure to create...
Post-Election Observations on the Meaning of Statehood for Armenians
Newspaper article from: Armenian Reporter, The; 3/15/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...for brief periods of independence under the Artaxiad (180BC-AD14), Arsacid (AD63-298), Bagratid (962-1064), and Rubenian-Lusignan (1080-1375) dynasties, the Armenians have failed to establish a strong state, capable of protecting...
From Iranian Myth to Folk Narrative: The Legend of the Dragon-Slayer and the Spinning Maiden in the Persian Book of the Kings.(Critical Essay)
Magazine article from: Asian Folklore Studies; 6/1/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...the chapter on the Askani (Arsacid) rulers in Ferdawsi's Shahnama...couplets devoted to the Askani dynasty as a whole (i.e., it extends...the founder of the Sasanian dynasty from humble beginnings, as...Zoroastrianism of the emerging Sasanian dynasty. We are told by Ferdawsi that...
The Royal Palace Institution in the First Millennium BC: Regional Development and Cultural Interchange between East and West.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: The Journal of the American Oriental Society; 1/1/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...tower temple" and the "round temple" as buildings where the Arsacid ancestors were honored is convincing. I am skeptical, though...was transformed into a royal palace by an independent local dynasty in the middle of the 2nd century BC" (pp. 168-69) is...
Through History with Love: An Armenian Pilgrimage - Part I
Newspaper article from: Armenian Reporter, The; 10/12/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...promoter of Zoroastrianism, was intent on destroying the Armenian dynasty of the Arshakunis and eradicating all traces of Hellenistic...accomplish his first objective, he secured the services of Arsacid prince Anak with promises of great rewards. After befriending...