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Arsaces II of Parthia

Arsaces II of Parthia ruled c. 211191 BC. He is called "Artabanus" by early scholars but modern historians prefer "Arsaces".

He succeeded his father Arsaces I in about 211 BC. In 209 BC Antiochus III of the Seleucid kingdom invaded Parthia, occupied the capital Hecatompylus , pushed forward to Tagae near Damghan, defeated Arsaces II at Mount Labus, and entered Hyrcania where he occupied Tambrax. Syrinx was then taken by siege.

Arsaces II apparently successfully sued for peace and Antiochus moved on to fight another rebel in Bactria. Arsaces was succeeded by his cousin Phriapatius in 191 BC.

References

  • Frye, The History of Ancient Iran, 1984..
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