The Story of Parthia

George Rawlinson

G. P. Putnam's sons, 1893 - Parthia - 432 pages

Contents

• Dimensions of Parthia Proper 1 2General character of: 3
• Climate 5Products 6Countries included in the Parthian: 11
• 19Aria 20Drangiana or Sarangia 20 21Sacastana: 21
• II: 27
• III: 36
• Disruption of the Empire of Alexander 36 37Formation: 43
• first Tiridates 50 51Ptolemy Euergetes and Seleucus II: 52
• Seleucus 5356His new capital 57Accession of Arta: 59
• with Eupator 69 70Conquest of Media Magna 70Re: 71
• GOVERNMENTAL SYSTEM OF MITHRIDATES I: 77
• Semiindependence of the Greek cities 81 82Position: 84
• with Heliocles and conquest of Eastern Bactria 73 74War: 91
• Inaction of Phraates 93Parthia invaded by Antiochus: 99
• Meagre accounts of his reign: 118
• by Alexander the Great 124Revolts from Antiochus III: 124
• War of Mithridates II with Ortoadistus 125 126First con: 130
• with Tigranes 141 142He is murdered by his sons 143: 143
• Antecedents of Crassus 147 148His appointment to: 156
• 162Disadvantages under which the Romans laboured 162: 162
• his death 168Renewed attack on the main army 168 169: 168
• Estimate of the Roman loss 174Causes of the failure: 177
• Farcical ceremony at Seleucia 177 178Slight effect of: 184
• XII: 203
• Accession of Phraates IV 203His cruelties 204Intrigues: 218
• XIV: 246
• dates and cruel treatment of him 250 251Mithridates: 254
• XVI: 270
• XVII: 291
• XVIII: 299
• masiris 302304Armenia made a Roman province 305: 305
• Mesopotamia conquered: 313
• Accession of Vologases II 318Alanic war 319Hadrian: 322
• Later years of Vologases III His relations with Marcus: 329
• AND SEVERUS: 331
• XXI: 346
• Mad project of Caracallus 347 348His negotiations with: 353
• Frequency of revolts 359 360Grounds of the general: 364
• Parthian architecture 372 373Buildings at Al Hadhr: 383
• Parthian fictile art 385388Parthian æsthetic art 389: 389
• 394Parthian religion 394396Customs in war 396404: 396
• Customs in peace 404407Seclusion of women 407: 407
• APPENDIX: 420

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Story of Parthia; Story of the nations
• Author: George Rawlinson
• Publisher: G. P. Putnam's sons, 1893
• Original from: Harvard University
• Digitized: Aug 6, 2008
• Length: 432 pages