BASILEOS BASILEON ARSAKOU EUERGETOU DIKAIOU EPIPHANOUS PHILELLENOS

Greek inscriptions similar to "", meaning " oinof

king of kings King of Kings, ''Mepet mepe''; , group="n" was a ruling title employed primarily by monarchs based in the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent. Commonly associated with History of Iran, Iran (historically known as name of Iran, Persia ...

Arsaces, the benefactor ('' Euergetes''), the just (''

Dikaios Dikaios ( Greek: δίκαιος, lit. 'righteous, just'; sometimes romanised as ''Dicaeus'') is a title first used by Hellenistic Greek rulers, and later also given to holy men and women of the Old Testament The Old Testament (OT) is the f ...

''), the illustrious ('' Epiphanes''), friend of the

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('' Philhellen'')", are found on coins of the

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

, starting from the reign of Artabanus I. Some variations of this inscription exist. The name Arsaces indicates the Arsacid dynasty and appears until the period of Phraates IV.

Transliteration

BASILEOS BASILEON ARSAKOU EUERGETOU DIKAIOU EPIPHANOUS PHILHELLENOS.

Literal translation

Some of the more frequent epithets appearing in the royal formula: * = Of the

King of kings King of Kings, ''Mepet mepe''; , group="n" was a ruling title employed primarily by monarchs based in the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent. Commonly associated with History of Iran, Iran (historically known as name of Iran, Persia ...

(

Basileus ''Basileus'' () is a Greek term and title that has signified various types of monarchs throughout history. In the English language, English-speaking world, it is perhaps most widely understood to mean , referring to either a or an . The title ...

of basileis) * = the Great (genitive form) * = Arsaces (genitive form) * = '' Euergetes'', the Benefactor (genitive form) * = Autokratōr, absolute ruler (genitive form) * =

, the Just (genitive form) * = '' Epiphanes'', the Illustrious (genitive form) * = Philopator, father-loving (genitive form) * = Philhellene, the Friend of the

(genitive form)

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