The Arsacid Parthian Empire was the dominant Iranian power for nearly five centuries, blocking Roman eastward expansion and controlling the Silk Road trade routes between Rome and China.
Overthrown by the Sasanian dynasty under Ardashir I in 224 CE, ending when the last Arsacid king Artabanus IV was defeated and killed at the Battle of Hormozdgan.
The atlas holds 5 border frames for Parthian Empire — the shape you scrub through changes in 247 BC · 150 BC · 50 BC · 50 · 150.
A modern, richly illustrated scholarly survey of Parthian history, art, and coinage.
Situates the Parthians within the long sweep of Iranian history and their rivalry with Rome.
The first comprehensive modern study dedicated entirely to early Parthian history; integrates recent archaeological and textual scholarship on how the Parthians built their empire from the Seleucid successor state.