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Pacorus II Of Parthia
Pacorus is a male given name of Middle Iranian origin notably born by Parthia Parthia ( ''Parθava''; ''Parθaw''; ''Pahlaw'') is a historical region located in northeastern Greater Iran. It was conquered and subjugated by the empire of the Medes during the 7th century BC, was incorporated into the subsequent Achaemeni ...ns. People bearing the name include: * Pacorus I of Parthia (died 38 BC), possibly co-regent with his father Orodes II * Pacorus II of Parthia, King of Parthia c.78–105 * Pacorus of Armenia (Bakur), a 2nd-century king of Armenia * Pakor I, king of Persis * Pakor II, king of Persis * Pacorus of the Lazi, King of the Lazi appointed by Antoninus Pius * Pacorus of Media Atropatene See also * Pacores * Bacurius (other) * Pacurius {{human name disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Middle Iranian Languages
The Iranian languages, also called the Iranic languages, are a branch of the Indo-Iranian languages in the Indo-European language family that are spoken natively by the Iranian peoples, predominantly in the Iranian Plateau. The Iranian languages are grouped in three stages: Old Iranian (until 400 BCE), Middle Iranian (400 BCE – 900 CE) and New Iranian (since 900 CE). The two directly attested Old Iranian languages are Old Persian (from the Achaemenid Empire) and Old Avestan (the language of the Avesta). Of the Middle Iranian languages, the better understood and recorded ones are Middle Persian (from the Sasanian Empire), Parthian (from the Parthian Empire), and Bactrian (from the Kushan and Hephthalite empires). Number of speakers , ''Ethnologue'' estimates that there are 86 languages in the group. Terminology and grouping Etymology The term ''Iran'' derives directly from Middle Persian , first attested in a third-century inscription at Naqsh-e Rostam, with the ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parthia
Parthia ( ''Parθava''; ''Parθaw''; ''Pahlaw'') is a historical region located in northeastern Greater Iran. It was conquered and subjugated by the empire of the Medes during the 7th century BC, was incorporated into the subsequent Achaemenid Empire under Cyrus the Great in the 6th century BC, and formed part of the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire after the Wars of Alexander the Great, 4th-century BC conquests of Alexander the Great. The region later served as the political and cultural base of the Eastern Iranian languages, Eastern Iranian Parni people and Arsacid dynasty, rulers of the Parthian Empire (247 BC – 224 AD). The Sasanian Empire, the last state of History of Iran, pre-Islamic Iran, also held the region and maintained the Seven Great Houses of Iran, seven Parthian clans as part of their feudal aristocracy. Name The name "Parthia" is a continuation from Latin language, Latin ', from Old Persian ', which was the Parthian language self-designator signifying "of the Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pacorus I Of Parthia
Pacorus I (also spelled Pakoros I; ; died 38 BC) was a Parthian prince, who was the son and heir of Orodes II (). The numismatist David Sellwood deduced that Pacorus ruled in . It is uncertain whether Pacorus ruled alongside his father, or ruled independently. His wife was an unnamed Armenian princess, who was a sister of the Artaxiad king of Armenia, Artavasdes II (). Following the Parthian victory against the Romans at the Battle of Carrhae in 53 BC, the Parthians attempted to capture Roman-held territories in Western Asia, with Pacorus acting as one of the leading commanders. Although they were initially successful, they were repelled by the Romans. Pacorus himself was defeated and killed at the Battle of Mount Gindarus by the forces of the Publius Ventidius Bassus. His death spurred a succession crisis in which Orodes II, deeply afflicted by the death of his favourite son, relinquished the throne to his other son Phraates IV () as his new heir. Name The name ' is the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pacorus II Of Parthia
Pacorus is a male given name of Middle Iranian origin notably born by Parthia Parthia ( ''Parθava''; ''Parθaw''; ''Pahlaw'') is a historical region located in northeastern Greater Iran. It was conquered and subjugated by the empire of the Medes during the 7th century BC, was incorporated into the subsequent Achaemeni ...ns. People bearing the name include: * Pacorus I of Parthia (died 38 BC), possibly co-regent with his father Orodes II * Pacorus II of Parthia, King of Parthia c.78–105 * Pacorus of Armenia (Bakur), a 2nd-century king of Armenia * Pakor I, king of Persis * Pakor II, king of Persis * Pacorus of the Lazi, King of the Lazi appointed by Antoninus Pius * Pacorus of Media Atropatene See also * Pacores * Bacurius (other) * Pacurius {{human name disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pacorus Of Armenia
Bakur, also known as Aurelius Pacorus or Pacorus (Latinisation of names, Latinized: ''Bacurius'', ''Aurelius Pacorus'' ) was a Parthian Empire, Parthian Prince who served as one of the Kings of Arsacid dynasty of Armenia, Armenia in the 2nd century. Bakur was a son of the Parthian monarch Vologases IV (). He is known from a Greek funeral inscription in Ancient Rome, Rome as a dedication from him in honoring the memory of his brother ''Aurelius Merithates''. In the inscription dedication Bakur describes himself as: :Αύρήλιος Πάκορος βασιλεύς μεγάλης Άρμενίας or from the Greek translation :Aurelius Pacorus King of Greater Armenia From the inscription it is evident that Bakur's brother lived and died in Rome. The inscription also shows that Bakur lived for a time in Rome and had friends in Rome. The name ''Aurelius'' points to a close connection with the imperial house of the Nerva–Antonine dynasty. At some point Bakur and his brother receive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakor I
Pakor I (also spelled Pakoros I) was king of Persis in the first half of the 1st century CE, a vassal state of the Parthian Empire. He is known to have adopted on his coins the same hairstyle used on the coins of the Parthian king Phraates III Phraates III (also spelled Frahad III; ''Frahāt''), was King of Kings of the Parthian Empire from 69 BC to 57 BC. He was the son and successor of Sinatruces (). At Phraates III's accession, his empire could no longer be conside ... (). References Sources * . * * * * * 1st-century monarchs in the Middle East Year of death unknown Year of birth unknown 1st-century Iranian people Zoroastrian monarchs Kings of Persis {{Kings of Persis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakor II
Pakor II (or Pakur II, Greek: ') was the king of Persis under Parthian suzerainty in the first half of the first century AD., Table 1. He was the son of Wahshir and successor of Pakor I Pakor I (also spelled Pakoros I) was king of Persis in the first half of the 1st century CE, a vassal state of the Parthian Empire. He is known to have adopted on his coins the same hairstyle used on the coins of the Parthian king Phraates III P .... He was the first Persid ruler to put his name on the obverse of his coins, some of which show a three-pointed star on the reverse, the meaning of which is unclear. Notes Bibliography * * 1st-century monarchs in the Middle East Year of death unknown Year of birth unknown Kings of Persis {{Kings of Persis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pacorus Of The Lazi
Pacorus was a 2nd-century king of the Lazi, a people in Colchis. His appointment to kingship by the Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius ( r. 138–161) is mentioned in the ''Historia Augusta'', possibly written in the 4th century, immediately after reporting a visit to Rome by Pharasmanes, king of Iberia. Pacorus' accession might have marked the beginning of ascendancy of the Lazi in Colchis and solidification of a centralized Lazic kingdom. The name ' is the Latin form of the Greek ''Pakoros'' (), itself a variant of the Middle Iranian ''Pakur'', derived from Old Iranian ''bag-puhr'' ('son of a god'). The name "Bakur" is the Georgian (ბაკურ) and Armenian (Բակուր) attestation of Middle Iranian ''Pakur''. Pacorus is identified by the Georgian scholars Tedo Dondua and Akaki Chikobava with the "king Pacuros" of a Greek inscription on a silver cup found by a team of Russian archaeologists in a grave at Achmarda, in north Abkhazia Abkhazia, officially the Republic of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pacorus Of Media Atropatene
Pacorus of Media Atropatene (also spelled Pakorus) was a Parthian prince who ruled Media Atropatene in the mid 1st-century. Pacorus was a son of Vonones II (r. 51). When Vonones II died in 51, his son Vologases I became the new Parthian king. Vologases I sought to continue the policies of the prominent former Parthian king Artabanus II (), and thus, one of his first objectives was to strengthen the bolster the Parthian position in strategically and politically unstable regions which had served for decades as the source of war with the Romans. He gave the kingship of Media Atropatene to Pacorus, while the even more politically important kingship of Armenia was given to Vologases I's brother Tiridates. Little is known of Pacorus' rule in Media Atropatene, except that, in 72, a group of Alans The Alans () were an ancient and medieval Iranian peoples, Iranic Eurasian nomads, nomadic pastoral people who migrated to what is today North Caucasus – while some continued on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pacores
Pacores or Pakores (Greek: ΠΑΚΟΡΗϹ ''Pakorēs''; Kharosthi: 𐨤𐨐𐨂𐨪 ', '; Aramaic: pkwry) (100–135 AD) was a king who ruled the remnants of the Indo-Parthian Kingdom in Arachosia from 100–130 AD following Ubouzanes. He was an Indo-Parthian king.Indo-Greek and Indo-Scythian Coinage - Michael Mitchiner - 1976, Volumes 7 à 9 - Pages 670, 717 and 770 He is well-known from coins minted in Seistan and Kandahar, mostly silver drachms and tetradrachms. The time of his reign can be determined as many of his coins over strike those of Vima Takto. He is the last well attested ruler. After his coins there is a single surviving coin with the name Abdagases II and a set of poorly made Indo-Parthian coins with unnamed rulers before the Kushan Empire The Kushan Empire (– CE) was a Syncretism, syncretic empire formed by the Yuezhi in the Bactrian territories in the early 1st century. It spread to encompass much of what is now Afghanistan, Eastern Iran, India ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bacurius (other)
Bacurius ( ka, ბაკური Bakur, link=no) is a Latinized version of the Iranian-derived Georgian male given name. It may refer to: *Bacurius I of Iberia, king of Iberia 234–249 * Bacurius II of Iberia, king of Iberia 534–547 *Bacurius III of Iberia, king of Iberia (died 580) *Bacurius the Iberian Bacurius ( ka, ბაკურ, tr) was a Roman general of Georgian origin and a member of the royal family of Iberia (Kartli, eastern Georgia) mentioned by several Greco-Roman authors of the 4th and 5th centuries. It is accepted, but not universa ... (died 394), Georgian commander in Roman army * Pacurius, 6th-century Georgian commander in Roman army {{DEFAULTSORT:Bacurius Georgian masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
