Mithridates III of Parthia
Mithridates III 𐭌𐭄𐭓𐭃𐭕 | |
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Arsacid dynasty | |
Father | Mithridates II |
Religion | Zoroastrianism |
Mithridates III (Parthian: 𐭌𐭄𐭓𐭃𐭕 Mihrdāt) was king of the Parthian Empire from 87 to 80 BC. His existence is disputed in scholarship.
Biography
Mithridates' year of birth is not specified by ancient historians, but his coin mints illustrate him as a middle-aged man.
References
- ^ a b c d Assar 2006, p. 70.
- ^ Assar 2006, pp. 69–70.
- ^ Assar 2006, pp. 59, 70.
- ^ Assar 2006, p. 77.
- ^ Shayegan 2011, pp. 197, 232; Curtis 2012, p. 68; Olbrycht 2016, p. 23
- ^ Shayegan 2011, p. 197.
- ^ Shayegan 2011, pp. 228, 232.
Sources
- Assar, Gholamreza F. (2006). "A Revised Parthian Chronology of the Period 91-55 BC". Parthica. Incontri di Culture Nel Mondo Antico. 8: Papers Presented to David Sellwood. Istituti Editoriali e Poligrafici Internazionali. ISSN 1128-6342.
- Curtis, Vesta Sarkhosh (2012). "Parthian coins: Kingship and Divine Glory". The Parthian Empire and its Religions. Computus Druck Satz & Verlag. pp. 67–83. ISBN 9783940598134.
- Olbrycht, Marek Jan (2015). "Arsacid Iran and the nomads of Central Asia – Ways of cultural transfer". Complexity of Interaction along the Eurasian Steppe Zone in the First Millenium CE. Bonn Contributions to Asian Archaeology. Vol. 7. Bonn. pp. 333–390.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Olbrycht, Marek Jan (2016). "Dynastic Connections in the Arsacid Empire and the Origins of the House of Sāsān". In Curtis, Vesta Sarkhosh; Pendleton, Elizabeth J.; Alram, Michael; Daryaee, Touraj (eds.). The Parthian and Early Sasanian Empires: Adaptation and Expansion. Oxbow Books. ISBN 9781785702082.
- Sellwood, David (1976). "The Drachms of the Parthian "Dark Age"". The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland. 1 (1). Cambridge University Press: 2–25. S2CID 161619682. (registration required)
- Shayegan, M. Rahim (2011). Arsacids and Sasanians: Political Ideology in Post-Hellenistic and Late Antique Persia. Cambridge University Press. pp. 1–539. ISBN 9780521766418.
Further reading
- Assar, G.R.F. (2021). "The Gold Variety of a Silver Drachm of Mithradates III of Parthia (87-80 BC)". In Faghfoury, Mostafa (ed.). Ancient Iranian Numismatics: In Memory of David Sellwood. Brill. pp. 63–112. ISBN 978-1-949743-16-6.