Phraates V

Coin of Phraates IV on the left, and Musa on the right.

Phraates V, known by the diminutive Phraataces (Ancient Greek: Φραατάκης), ruled the Parthian Empire from 2 BC to AD 4. He was the younger son of Phraates IV of Parthia (37–2 BC) and Musa of Parthia, with whom he is associated on his coins. Under Phraates V a war threatened to break out with Rome about the supremacy in Armenia and Media. But when Augustus (27 BC – AD 14) sent his adopted son Gaius Caesar into the east in order to invade Iran, the Parthians preferred to conclude a treaty (AD 1), by which once again Armenia was recognized as in the Roman sphere. Soon afterwards Phraates V and his mother were slain by the Parthians, sometime around AD 4. Josephus alleges that Phraates V married his mother Musa, and, this being unacceptable to the Parthians, they rose up and overthrew him, offering the crown to Orodes III of Parthia (who ruled briefly in AD 6).

References

Toumanoff, Cyril (1986). "Arsacids". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. II, Fasc. 5. Cyril Toumanoff. pp. 525–546.
Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews, xviii, 2.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Phraates". Encyclopædia Britannica. 21 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.

Phraates V Arsacid dynasty Born: Unknown Died: AD 4
Preceded by Phraates IV	Great King (Shah) of Parthia 2 BC – AD 4	Succeeded by Orodes III

Rulers of the Parthian Empire (247 BC – 224 AD)

Arsaces I (250–246/211 BC)
Tiridates I (246–211 BC)
Arsaces II (211–191 BC)
Phriapatius (191–176 BC)
Phraates I (176–171 BC)
Mithridates I (171–132 BC)
Phraates II (132–126 BC)
Artabanus II (126–124 BC)
Mithridates II (124–88 BC)
Gotarzes I (95–90 BC)
Orodes I (90–80 BC)
Sanatruces (77–70 BC)
Phraates III (70–57 BC)
Mithridates III (57–54 BC)
Orodes II (57–38 BC)
Pacorus I^§ (51 BC)
Phraates IV (37–2 BC)
Tiridates II^§ (32 BC)
Musa (2 BC–4 AD)
Phraates V (2 BC–4 AD)
Orodes III (4–6)
Vonones I (6–12)
Artabanus III (10–35)
Tiridates III (35–36)
Artabanus III (36–38)
Vardanes I (40–47)
Gotarzes II (40–51)
Vonones II (51)
Vologases I (51–78)
Vardanes II^§ (55–58)
Vologases II (77–80)
Pacorus II (78–105)
Artabanus IV^§ (80–90)
Vologases III (105–147)
Osroes I (109–116)
Parthamaspates^§ (116–117)
Sanatruces II^§ (116)
Osroes I (117–129)
Vologases III (129–140)
Mithridates IV (129–140)
Vologases IV (147–191)
Osroes II^§ (191)
Vologases V (191–208)
Vologases VI (208–228)
Artabanus V^§ (208–224)

^§ usurpers or rival claimants

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Phraates V

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