Parthian empire
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: Chris de Lisle
Creators: Chris de Lisle
Contributors:
Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott
Copyright © The Contributors. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
Last modified
Apr 19, 2026 04:58 PM
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History
The second imperial state of ancient Iran, ca. 247 BC to 224 AD.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/590282460
- Ctesiphon capital of Parthian empire (200 BC - AD 224)
- Ecbatana/Hagmatana/Achmeta/Epiphaneia/Ahmadan part of (administrative) Parthian empire (200 BC - AD 224)
- Hecatompylos?/Komish/[(Shahr-i) Qumis] capital of Parthian empire (200 BC - AD 224)
- Rhaga(i)/Europos/Arsakia/Ray part of (administrative) Parthian empire (200 BC - AD 224)
- Seleucia/Sliq Kharawta part of (administrative) Parthian empire (330 BC - AD 224)
- Susa/Seleucia ad Eulaeum part of (administrative) Parthian empire (200 BC - AD 224)
- [Khuvar]/Choara/Apameia (Rhagiane)? part of (administrative) Parthian empire (200 BC - AD 224)
state (polity)
Pleiades
Chris de Lisle, Jeffrey Becker, and Tom Elliott, 'Parthian empire: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/590282460> [accessed: 15 May 2026]
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