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Parthian Empire in Persian

شاهنشاهی اشکانی šâhanšâhi-ye aškâni

Parthian Empire in Persian: شاهنشاهی اشکانی (šâhanšâhi-ye aškâni), امپراتوری پارتها (emperâturi-ye pârt-hâ). In English, Parthian Empire means an ancient empire of West Asia founded as a kingdom by Arsaces I with his 3rd-century-BCE conquest of Parthia (only recently a satrapy of the Seleucid Empire) and subsequently greatly expanded by Mithridates I.

Persian words for Parthian Empire

ancient empire of West Asia
شاهنشاهی اشکانی šâhanšâhi-ye aškâni, امپراتوری پارتها emperâturi-ye pârt-hâ

English meaning of Parthian Empire

  1. proper noun An ancient empire of West Asia founded as a kingdom by Arsaces I with his 3rd-century-BCE conquest of Parthia (only recently a satrapy of the Seleucid Empire) and subsequently greatly expanded by Mithridates I.

Full definition of Parthian Empire

Parthian Empire in a sentence

  • The Parthian Empire became involved in an extended period of conflict with the Roman Republic and Empire that lasted for three centuries, until the latter eventually prevailed.

Synonyms of Parthian Empire

Parthian Empire in other languages

Questions about Parthian Empire in Persian

What is the meaning of Parthian Empire in Persian?
Parthian Empire in Persian is شاهنشاهی اشکانی (šâhanšâhi-ye aškâni), امپراتوری پارتها (emperâturi-ye pârt-hâ).
معنی Parthian Empire چیست؟
Parthian Empire: شاهنشاهی اشکانی (šâhanšâhi-ye aškâni), امپراتوری پارتها (emperâturi-ye pârt-hâ).
What does Parthian Empire mean in English?
Parthian Empire means an ancient empire of West Asia founded as a kingdom by Arsaces I with his 3rd-century-BCE conquest of Parthia (only recently a satrapy of the Seleucid Empire) and subsequently greatly expanded by Mithridates I.

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