Phriapatios

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Phriapatios ( Persian افریاپت P'riapāta ) was a Parthian king who lived from about 185 BC. BC to 170 BC Ruled. Not much is known about this king, but he was the father of at least two ( Phraates I , Mithridates I ), if not three ( Artabanos I ) Parthian kings. He did not mint his own coins, which may indicate that he was a vassal to the Seleucids .

Compare with Justin (41.5).

literature

  • Malcolm AR Colledge: The Parthians , Thames and Hudson, London 1967, p. 28

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predecessor Office successor
Arsakes II. King of the Parthian Empire
185–170 BC Chr.
Phraates I.