The History of Parthian Empire : Iran's Silk Road superpower: from Arsaces I to Mithridates I, Parthia's rise between the Seleucids, Rome, and Han China
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The Parthian Empire was a major Iranian political and cultural power in ancient Iran. Arsaces I of Parthia, a leader of the Parni tribe, founded the country in the mid-3rd century BC when he conquered the region of Parthia in Iran's northeast, then a province in rebellion against the Seleucid Empire