Phraates IV of Parthia

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Phraates IV of Parthia was a 1st-century BCE king of the Parthian Empire known for his turbulent reign marked by dynastic struggles and complex diplomatic and military confrontations with Rome.

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Phraates IV of Parthia canonical 5

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Parthian king ⓘ
human ⓘ
monarch ⓘ
associatedWith Augustus ⓘ
Mark Antony ⓘ
Roman–Parthian relations ⓘ
capital Ctesiphon ⓘ
causeOfDeath assassination ⓘ
child Phraataces ⓘ
Phraates V (Phraataces) ⓘ
linked to: Phraataces

Vonones I ⓘ
coinage silver drachms ⓘ
tetradrachms ⓘ
conflictType dynastic civil wars within Parthia ⓘ
country Parthian Empire ⓘ
dynasty Arsacid dynasty ⓘ
era 1st century BCE ⓘ
father Orodes II ⓘ
foreignPolicy balancing power with Rome through war and diplomacy ⓘ
historicalSource Roman historians such as Cassius Dio ⓘ
inscriptions and coin legends ⓘ
killedBy Musa ⓘ
Phraataces ⓘ
militaryConflict border conflicts with Rome in Armenia ⓘ
wars against Mark Antony ⓘ
notableAction ordered execution of several of his brothers ⓘ
sent some sons to Rome as hostages ⓘ
notableEvent interactions with Mark Antony ⓘ
involvement in Roman civil wars after the death of Crassus ⓘ
negotiations with Augustus ⓘ
return of Roman standards captured at Carrhae ⓘ
notableFor conflicts with the Roman Republic ⓘ
diplomatic negotiations with Rome ⓘ
dynastic struggles within the Arsacid family ⓘ
turbulent reign ⓘ
notableOutcome strengthening of Parthian prestige through recovery of Roman standards ⓘ
politicalStatus major Near Eastern power ruler opposed to Rome ⓘ
positionHeld King of Kings of the Parthian Empire ⓘ
predecessor Orodes II ⓘ
regionRuled Iranian plateau ⓘ
Mesopotamia ⓘ
reignEnd 2 BCE ⓘ
reignStart c. 38 BCE ⓘ
religion Zoroastrianism (probable) ⓘ
linked to: Zoroastrianism
spouse Musa ⓘ
successor Phraataces ⓘ
title Basileus Basileōn (King of Kings) ⓘ

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

Parthian Empire → notableRuler → Phraates IV of Parthia ⓘ
Orodes II of Parthia → successor → Phraates IV of Parthia ⓘ
Orodes II of Parthia → child → Phraates IV of Parthia ⓘ
Orodes II of Parthia → killer → Phraates IV of Parthia ⓘ
House of Arsaces → notableMember → Phraates IV of Parthia ⓘ