Gotarzes I of Parthia

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Coin of Gotarzes I. Reverse shows a seated archer holding a bow. The Greek inscription reads ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ ΘΕΟΠΑΤΡΟΥ ΝΙΚΑΤΟΡΟΣ ([Coin] of the great king Arsaces, god father, conqueror).
Another coin of Gotarzes I. British Museum.

Gotarzes I of Parthia ruled parts of the Parthian Empire c. 95–90 BC. He was the grandson of Phriapatius and came to power during the troubled times around the end of the reign of Mithridates II. He is mentioned on some astronomical tablets from Babylon and appears to have reigned for some time in Babylonia.

Gotarzes I of Parthia
Born: Unknown Died: 90 BC
Preceded by
Mithridates II
Great King (Shah) of Parthia
95–90 BC
Succeeded by
Orodes I

[edit] References

  •  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainChisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. 
  • Strassmaier, Zeitschr. für Assyriologie, vi, 216.
  • Mahler in Wiener Zeitschr. für Kunde des Morgenlands, xv, 63.
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