116
Capture of Parthia
Annexed from the Persian Gulf
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Parthia in Roman Empire. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Annexed from the Persian Gulf
Parthamasparthes is installed as the puppet King of Parthia
Parthamasparthes is installed as the puppet King of Parthia
Succeeds as the King of Parthia, puppet Roman ruler
The Parthian War begins early in his reign.
Directs the eastern war against Parthia through his generals.
Invades Parthia because of its support for Niger as Emperor
Caracalla attacks the countryside east of the Tigris in the Parthian war of Caracalla
Caracalla offers the King of Parthia, Artabanus V of Parthia, a marriage proposal between himself and the King's daughter. Artabanus refuses the offer, realizing that the proposal was merely an attempt to unite the kingdom of Parthia under the control of Rome
Caracalla pursued a series of aggressive campaigns in the east against the Parthians, intended to bring more territory under direct Roman control
Provenance
These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Roman Empire and Parthia. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.
This database is a research index. For formal scholarly citation, verify individual claims against appropriate primary, archival, academic or specialist sources.