Gotarzes I of Parthia

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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.

[edit] References

• This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
• Strassmaier, Zeitschr. für Assyriologie, vi, 216.
• Mahler in Wiener Zeitschr. für Kunde des Morgenlands, xv, 63.