Tiridates III of Parthia
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Tiridates III of Parthia (
In about 36, when the
By very dexterous military and diplomatic operations Vitellius succeeded completely. Artabanus was deserted by his followers and fled.However, Tiridates, who was proclaimed king, could not maintain himself,.
The Roman historian Tacitus writes that the Parthian court official Abdagaeses, who exerted political control over Tiridates, spared Tiridates from danger by preventing him from visiting the Parthian tribes.[2] This policy kept the distrustful clans from uniting against Tiridates in the meantime. However, when the situation became untenable, it was Abdagaeses who advised Tiridates to retreat west to Mesopotamia where strategic defensive locations were suitable. This move was viewed as an act of cowardice by the Parthian tribes, which led to Tiridates' ousting from his seat of power.
Notes
- ^ a b c Meyer 1911.
- ^ Bunson, 1.
References
- Meyer, Eduard (1911). . In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 26 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 1010. This work in turn cites:
- Bunson, Matthew (1994). Encyclopedia of the Roman Empire. New York: Facts on File Inc.