Orodes II of Parthia

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Orodes II of Parthia was a 1st-century BCE king best known for defeating the Romans at the Battle of Carrhae and presiding over a turbulent period of internal dynastic conflict in the Parthian Empire.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Orodes II of Parthia canonical 3
Orodes II 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Parthian king ⓘ
monarch ⓘ
aftermathOfCarrhae strengthening of Parthian prestige in the East ⓘ
ally Artavasdes II of Armenia ⓘ
capital Ctesiphon ⓘ
causeOfDeath assassination ⓘ
child Pacorus I of Parthia ⓘ
Phraates IV of Parthia ⓘ
coinage silver drachms ⓘ
tetradrachms ⓘ
conflict Roman–Parthian Wars ⓘ
civil war with his brother Mithridates III ⓘ
country Parthian Empire ⓘ
deathPlace Parthian Empire ⓘ
dynasty Arsacid dynasty ⓘ
era 1st century BCE ⓘ
father Phraates III of Parthia ⓘ
governmentForm monarchy ⓘ
historicalSource Cassius Dio ⓘ
Plutarch ⓘ
Roman-Parthian numismatic evidence ⓘ
house House of Arsaces ⓘ
killer Phraates IV of Parthia ⓘ
knownFor defeating a Roman army at Carrhae in 53 BCE ⓘ
execution of Marcus Licinius Crassus after Carrhae (as reported by ancient sources) ⓘ
internal dynastic conflicts within the Arsacid family ⓘ
language Parthian ⓘ
linked to: Parthian language
legacy one of the most prominent Parthian rulers in Roman literary tradition ⓘ
militaryCommander Surena ⓘ
notableEvent Battle of Carrhae ⓘ
loss of his son Pacorus I in battle against the Romans ⓘ
marriage alliance with the Armenian royal house ⓘ
notableWork defeat of the Romans at the Battle of Carrhae ⓘ
opponent Marcus Licinius Crassus ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ
policy intervention in Armenian succession politics ⓘ
positionHeld King of Kings of the Parthian Empire ⓘ
predecessor Mithridates III of Parthia ⓘ
reignEnd circa 38 BCE ⓘ
reignStart circa 57 BCE ⓘ
religion Zoroastrianism (probable) ⓘ
linked to: Zoroastrianism
sibling Mithridates III of Parthia ⓘ
spouse Laodice (a Seleucid princess) ⓘ
successor Phraates IV of Parthia ⓘ
territory Iranian plateau (core regions) ⓘ
linked to: Iranian plateau

Mesopotamia ⓘ
title Arsaces ⓘ
King of Kings ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Parthian Empire → notableRuler → Orodes II of Parthia ⓘ
Roman–Parthian Wars → notableCommander → Orodes II of Parthia ⓘ
Phraates IV of Parthia → predecessor → Orodes II ⓘ
linked to: Orodes II of Parthia
Phraates IV of Parthia → father → Orodes II ⓘ
linked to: Orodes II of Parthia
House of Arsaces → notableMember → Orodes II of Parthia ⓘ