Tiridates II of Parthia

Tiridates II of Parthia was set up by the Parthians against Phraates IV in about 32 BC, but expelled when Phraates returned with the help of the Scythians. Tiridates fled to Syria, where Augustus allowed him to stay, but refused to support him.

During the next years Tiridates invaded Parthia again; some coins dated from March and May, 26 BC, with the name of a king "Arsaces Philoromaios," belong to him; on the reverse they show the king seated on the throne, with Tyche stretching out a palm branch towards him. He was soon expelled again, and brought a son of Phraates into Spain to Augustus. Augustus gave the boy back to his father, but declined to surrender "the fugitive slave Tiridates."

References

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Tiridates". Encyclopædia Britannica. 26 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. This work in turn cites:
- Dio Cassius, li 18, liii 33.
- Junianus Justinus, Historiarum Philippicarum, xlii. 5 seq.

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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