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247 BCE - 224 CEEmpire of the Parthians.
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141 BCEPersis passes from Seleucid to Parthian domination.
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129 BCEParthians conquer Mesopotamia. The Silk Road to China is now controlled by the Parthians.
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58 BCE - 57 BCECtesiphon becomes Parthian capital during the reign of Orodes II.
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53 BCEBattle of Carrhae. Crassus is captured and executed by the Parthians.
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19 BCEArch of Augustus built in Rome to commemorate victory over the Parthians.
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52 CEParthian king Vologases I invades Armenia.
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58 CE - 63 CERoman-Parthian War.
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114 CERoman emperor Trajan annexes Armenia and declares war on Parthia.
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161 CE - c. 166 CEParthian Wars with Rome; Lucius Verus commands Rome's forces in the field.
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195 CEFirst Parthian war.
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197 CE - 198 CESecond Parthian war.
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203 CEThe Arch of Septimius Severus is built in Rome's Forum Romanum to commemorate victories over the Parthians.
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c. 211 CEArdashir, king (malakh) of Persis, revolts against the Parthians and founds the Sasanian Empire.
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224 CESasanians overthrow the Parthians.
