Klaus Schippmann
- BALĀŠ v. Balāš IV
Balāš IV reigned from ca. 147/8 to 190/1 or 192/3. In the first part of this king’s reign, Roman-Parthian relations…
- BALĀŠ vii. Balāš VI
Balāš VI succeeded his father Balāš V in 207/8. Not many years passed before his authority was challenged by his…
- BALĀŠ vi. Balāš V
Balāš V succeeded his father in 190/1 or 193 and reigned until 207/8. During these years the Roman empire was…
- BALĀŠ iv. Balāš III
Balāš III, king from 129 to 146/8 (according to Le Rider; cf. Hanslik, col. 1847, under Vologaeses II). The struggle…
- BALĀŠ iii. Balāš II
Balāš II, a son or grandson of Balāš I, appears to have reigned, with some interruptions, from 77/8 to 89/90….
- BALĀŠ ii. Balāš I
Balāš I, reigned ca. 51—ca. 76-80. He was a son of Vonones, king of Atropatene (Media), who was a brother…
- ARSACIDS ii. The Arsacid dynasty
ARSACIDS ii. The Arsacid Dynasty 1. History. The rise of the Arsacids is closely linked to the history of another…
- Azarbaijan iii. Pre-Islamic History
Azarbaijan iii. Pre-Islamic History Like other parts of Iran, the northwestern province of Azarbaijan can look back on a long…
- ARCHAEOLOGY iii. SELEUCID AND PARTHIAN
ARCHAEOLOGY iii. Seleucid and Parthian Seleucid period. Very few monuments from this period have been discovered in Iran, and probably…
- BARD-E NEŠĀNDA
BARD-e NEŠĀNDA, a complex of ancient ruins in Ḵūzestān, situated 18 km northwest of the town of Masjed-e Solaymān (where…
- ARTABANUS (Arsacid kings)
ARTABANUS (Parth. Ardawān), name borne by several Arsacid kings. Artabanus I Artabanus II Artabanus III Artabanus IV A king supposed…
- ASSYRIA iii. Parthian Assur
ASSYRIA iii. Parthian Assur Assur, the old Assyrian metropolis, was once again to acquire a certain importance in the centuries…
- FĪRŪZ
FĪRŪZ (PĒRŌZ), Sasanian king (r. 459-84), son of Yazdegerd II (r. 439-57). After Yazdegerd’s death his other son, Hormozd, hitherto…