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Vologēses — I. Könige von Parthien: 1) V. I., regierte bis 91 n. Chr. 2) V. II., Enkel des Vor., Sohn von Khosroes, 3) V. III., Sohn des Vor., 190–215. 4) V. IV., Sohn des Vor., erhielt 215 in der Theilung mit seinem Bruder Artabanos IV. Susiana, Persien u.… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
VOLOGESES I — VOLOGESES I. vel ut Graeci, Vologaesus, Vononis Mediae Regis filius, per tempus Neronis. Vixit ad Vespasiani imperium, ut liquet ex Tacit. l. 4. Histor. c. 51. Historia eius paucis haec est. Rex Parthorum fuit, qui Tiridatem fratrem Armeniâ… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Vologeses V (or IV) — ▪ king of Parthia flourished 2nd and 3rd centuries king of Parthia who reigned 191–208/209. He first appeared in 191 as a rebel against his father Vologeses III, whom he succeeded in 192. In 193 he stirred up a rebellion in the Roman… … Universalium
Vologeses I — ▪ king of Parthia died c. AD 80 king of Parthia (reigned c. AD 51–80), the son of the previous king, Vonones II, by a Greek concubine. Vologeses gave the kingdom of Media Atropatene (Azerbaijan) to his brother Pacorus and occupied… … Universalium
Vologeses IV (or III) — ▪ king of Parthia died AD 192 king of Parthia (reigned 148–192). In the early part of his reign he was able to restore the internal unity of the Parthian empire; in 161, however, he invaded Cappadocia and Syria and as a consequence… … Universalium
Vologeses III (or II) — ▪ king of Parthia died AD 147, ? one of the rival claimants to the throne of the Parthian king Pacorus II. He first presented himself as the ruler of Parthia in 105/106 and seems to have been able to persist in his claim throughout… … Universalium
Iran, ancient — Introduction also known as Persia historic region of southwestern Asia that is only roughly coterminous with modern Iran. The term Persia was used for centuries, chiefly in the West, to designate those regions where Persian language and… … Universalium
Parthĭa — (Parthyēne), Landstrich in Asien; begrenzt von Hyrkanien, Arien, Karmanien u. Medien; umfaßte den südwestlichen Theil des j. Khorasan, Kohestan u. einen Theil der großen Salzwüste; die Gebirge an den Grenzen waren: in Osten Masdoranos, in Norden… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Alans — The Alans or Alani (occasionally but more rarely termed Alauni or Halani) were an Iranian [Encyclopedia Iranica, Alans V. I. Abaev External link: [http://www.iranica.com/newsite/index.isc?Article=http://www.iranica.com/newsite/articles/unicode/v1f… … Wikipedia
Mesopotamia, history of — ▪ historical region, Asia Introduction history of the region in southwestern Asia where the world s earliest civilization developed. The name comes from a Greek word meaning “between rivers,” referring to the land between the Tigris and… … Universalium
