Orodes III (also spelled Urud III; xpr, 𐭅𐭓𐭅𐭃 ''Wērōd'') was king of the

Parthian Empire The Parthian Empire (), also known as the Arsacid Empire (), was a major Iranian political and cultural power in ancient Iran from 247 BC to 224 AD. Its latter name comes from its founder, Arsaces I, who led the Parni tribe in conque ...

from 4 to 6. Albeit he was an

Arsacid The Parthian Empire (), also known as the Arsacid Empire (), was a major Iranian political and cultural power in ancient Iran from 247 BC to 224 AD. Its latter name comes from its founder, Arsaces I, who led the Parni tribe in conquer ...

, his lineage is unknown. He was raised to the throne by the nobility two years after the death of the previous co-rulers,

Phraates V Phraates V ( xpr, 𐭐𐭓𐭇𐭕 ''Frahāt''), also known by the diminutive version of his name, Phraataces (also spelled Phraatakes), was the King of Kings of the Parthian Empire from 2 BC to 4 AD. He was the younger son of Phraates IV () a ...

and

Musa Musa may refer to: Places * Mūša, a river in Lithuania and Latvia * Musa, Azerbaijan, a village in Yardymli Rayon * Musa, Iran, a village in Ilam Province * Musa, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, Iran *Musa, Kerman, Iran * Musa, Bukan, West Azerbaija ...

().; Information regarding the brief reign of Orodes III is lacking. He was killed after a reign of 2 years. He was succeeded by

Vonones I Vonones I ( ''Onōnēs'' on his coins) was an Arsacid prince, who ruled as King of Kings of Parthian Empire from 8 to 12, and then subsequently as king of Armenia from 12 to 18. He was the eldest son of Phraates IV () and was sent to Rome as a h ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Orodes 03 Of Parthia AD 6 deaths 1st-century Parthian monarchs Year of birth unknown Murdered Persian monarchs 1st-century murdered monarchs 1st-century Babylonian kings