Parthia -- Ancient History Encyclopedia

Timeline

247 BC - 224 AD

Empire of the Parthians.
139 BC

Parthians conquer Mesopotamia. The Silk Road to China is now controlled by the Parthians.
100 BC

Ctesiphon becomes Parthian capital.
53 BC

Battle of Carrhae. Great Roman defeat against Parthians, with the triumvir Crassus captured and executed.
53 BC

Parthians defeat Romans at Carrhae.
195 AD

First Parthian war.
197 AD - 198 AD

Second Parthian war.
224 AD

Sasanians overthrow the Parthians.

Parthia Books

The History of the Ancient World: From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall...

Susan Wise Bauer

W. W. Norton & Company (17 March 2007)

Price: $19.77

The Poison King: The Life and Legend of Mithradates, Rome's Deadliest Enemy...

Adrienne Mayor

Princeton University Press (28 September 2009)

Price: $19.77

The Twelve Caesars

Suetonius

Penguin Classics (18 December 2007)

Price: $10.20

How Rome Fell: Death of a Superpower

Adrian Goldsworthy

Yale University Press (12 May 2009)

Price: $21.45

Makers of Ancient Strategy: From the Persian Wars to the Fall of Rome

Anonymous

Princeton University Press (24 March 2010)

Price: $18.45

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