Mithridates I and Artabanus I (who were the sons of Priapatius), Mithridates II did not use the title of Theopatoros ("whose father is a god"). This brother named Artabanus is not referred to as king in cuneiform, and was most likely a high-ranking officer who died in war.

Early expeditions in Mesopotamia and the Caucasus

thumbAt the time of his succession, the Parthian Empire was reeling from military pressures in the West and East.

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