The Parthian dress, represented by the

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, became the common clothing in the

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during the Arsacid era (247 BC – 224 AD). The dress was characterized by its sleeved coats and trousers, and crossed political and ethnic barriers, being worn from

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to northern

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, continuing designs already recorded in the Achaemenid era.

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's conquests of the Near East and the ensuing reign of the Seleucid Empire did not mark any change in Iranian clothing, but instead resulted in the further spread of it and even its influence on Greek clothing.

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* {{Parthian Empire Parthian Empire Iranian clothing

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