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The Roman–Parthian War of 161–166 (also called the Parthian War of Lucius Verus [1]) was fought between the Roman and Parthian Empires over Armenia and Upper Mesopotamia. It concluded in 166 after the Romans made successful campaigns into Lower Mesopotamia and Media and sacked Ctesiphon, the Parthian capital.
A new series of wars began in the 2nd century, during which the Romans consistently held the upper hand over Parthia. In 113, the Roman Emperor Trajan decided that the moment was ripe to resolve the "eastern question" once and for all time by the decisive defeat of Parthia and the annexation of Armenia; his conquests marked a deliberate change ...
Roman–Parthian War of 161–166 – Vologases IV invades Armenia, but is pushed back and Ctesiphon is sacked. Marcomannic Wars (166–180) – Roman Empire tried to expand in central Europe and establish proposed Roman province of Marcomannia (parts of the modern states and Slovakia and the Czech Republic) and Sarmatia (on Great Hungarian Plain).
Parthian War (161–166) [ edit ] During Marcus Aurelius' Parthian War (161-166), Fronto initially commanded the legion I Minervia , which in 162 [ 3 ] he personally led on the long march to the Eastern front from its permanent base at Bonna on the river Rhine in Germania Superior . [ 2 ]
These chronicles have, as their central fictional character, Pacorus I, King of Dura-Europos (although the royal name Pacorus features prominently during the Parthian Empire), who lived at the same time as the rebel Roman gladiator Spartacus and was part of Spartacus's army before being freed in Italy and then returning home to Parthia, where ...
[1] [2] As a result, Ma'nu VIII (son of Ma'nu VII) was forced to flee to the Romans. [2] During the 165 siege, the citizens of Edessa massacred the Parthian garrison of Edessa and opened its gates to the Romans. [1] The Romans entered the city and Ma'nu VIII was reinstated by the Romans as ruler of Edessa/Osroene; he also received the epithet ...
[1] [2] Ma'nu VIII (son of Ma'nu VII), the legitimate king, was forced to flee to the Romans. [3] Wa'el would rule Edessa/Osroene as a Parthian subject from 163 to 165, when the Romans regained possession of the city and reinstalled Ma'nu VIII on the throne. [1] [2] During his short tenure, Wa'el issued coins with the portrait of the Parthian ...
Roman–Parthian War of 161–166; Roman–Parthian Wars; S. Seleucid–Parthian Wars This page was last edited on 27 July 2024, at 16:30 (UTC). Text is available ...