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Early Arsakid Parthia (ca. 250–165 b.c.)
Mnemosyne
Supplements
history and archaeology
of classical antiquity
Series Editor
Jonathan M. Hall (University
of Chicago)
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Benet Salway (University
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volume 440
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Early Arsakid Parthia
(ca. 250–165 b.c.)
At the Crossroads of Iranian, Hellenistic,
and Central Asian History
By
Marek Jan Olbrycht
leiden | boston
Cover illustration: A view of the ruins of the Parthian fortress of Old Nisa, Turkmenistan (picture by Marek
J. Olbrycht); coin of Arsakes i (drawing and composition by Marcja Olbrycht).
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Olbrycht, Marek J., 1964- author.
Title: Early Arsakid Parthia (ca. 250-165 B.C.) : at the crossroads of Iranian,
Hellenistic, and central Asian history / by Marek Jan Olbrycht.
Description: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2021] | Series: Mnemosyne supplements,
2352-8656 ; volume 440 | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: lccn 2021010829 (print) | lccn 2021010830 (ebook) |
isbn 9789004460751 (hardback) | isbn 9789004460768 (ebook)
Subjects: lcsh: Parthia–History. | Parthia–Antiquities. | Arsacid dynasty,
247 b.c.-224 a.d. | Iran–History–To 640. | Parthians. | Seleucids.
Classification: lcc ds285 .o527 2021 (print) | lcc ds285 (ebook) |
ddc 939/.6–dc23
lc record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021010829
lc ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021010830
Typeface for the Latin, Greek, and Cyrillic scripts: “Brill”. See and download: brill.com/brill‑typeface.
issn 2352-8656
isbn 978-90-04-46075-1 (hardback)
isbn 978-90-04-46076-8 (e-book)
Copyright 2021 by Marek Jan Olbrycht. Published by Koninklijke Brill nv, Leiden, The Netherlands.
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This book is printed on acid-free paper and produced in a sustainable manner.
Contents
Preface
ix
List of Maps and Figures
xii
Abbreviations
xiv
Genealogical List of the Early Arsakids
xvii
Introduction
1
1
How It All Began—Scholarship on Early Parthia 1
2
Geographical Setting and Climatic Conditions 4
part 1
Geopolitical Situation in Western and Central Asia in the Early
Hellenistic Age
1 From Periphery to Center: Northeastern Iran and the Caspian-Aral
Region in the Post-Achaemenid Period
17
1
Parthia and Hyrkania in the Achaemenid and Early Hellenistic
Age 17
2
The Steppe Peoples of the Caspian-Aral Region 21
3
The Seleukid Period 25
2 Contesting Seleukid Unity
37
1
Iranian Dynasties in Western Asia in the Third Century b.c. 37
2
The Graeco-Bactrian Kingdom 45
3
Seleukid Disintegration 47
4
Seleukos ii, Antiochos Hierax, and Regional Rulers in Western
Asia 48
5
The War of the Brothers: Antiochos Hierax versus Seleukos ii 59
6
Seleukos ii in the Upper Satrapies 66
7
Seleukid Coalitions and Local Rulers 69
8
Conclusions 72
3 Seleukid Parthia—Hyrkania and the Figure of Andragoras
73
1
Introduction 73
2
Andragoras’ Rebellion 74
3
Andragoras in Justin 12.4.12 78
4
The Name of Andragoras—Some Interpretations 83

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