Artabanos I.

Coin of Artabanos I.

Artabanos I was a Parthian king who lived from 126 to 122 BC. Ruled. He was an uncle of Phraates II , who had perished in the defensive battles against the inner-Asian peoples who threatened the eastern border of the Parthian Empire. Artabanos I was also killed in these battles, while at the same time the Parthian Empire in the west was in disintegration. Individual provinces like the Charakene declared their independence.

literature

Friedrich Cauer : Artabanos 5 . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume II, 1, Stuttgart 1895, Col. 1292.
Malcolm AR Colledge: The Parthians. Thames and Hudson, London 1967, pp. 31-32.

Web links

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predecessor	Office	successor
Bagasis	King of the Parthian Empire 126–122 BC Chr.	Mithridates II

personal data
SURNAME	Artabanos I.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	parthian king
DATE OF BIRTH	2nd century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH	around 122 BC Chr.