Vologaeses III.

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Vologaeses III. was a Parthian king who ruled from around 105 to 147.

Life

Vologaeses III. probably ruled in the east of the empire and was initially the anti-king of Osroes I , who died around 128, which means Vologaeses III. Became sole ruler. Vologaeses III. had to contend with external enemies throughout his reign. Around 135/136 the nomadic Alans invaded the empire from the north and overran the media , the Atropaten , Armenia and Cappadocia . Vologaeses III. could not stop them despite a large army, but they withdrew again for unknown reasons. Apparently there were also problems in the east, where the powerful Kushan empire came into being at that time . The sources there report a war against the Parthians, but the exact chronology of the events is not known. After 147 Vologaeses III disappears. from our sources.

literature

  • Malcolm AR Colledge: The Parthians , Thames and Hudson, London 1967, pp. 53, 166-167.

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predecessor Office successor
Osroes I. King of the Parthian Empire
105–147 		Vologaeses IV.
personal data
SURNAME Vologaeses III.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION King of the Parthian Empire (around 105–147)
DATE OF BIRTH before 105
DATE OF DEATH after 147