Parthians
Crassus's eastern nemesis
Parthians were the people of Parthia, an ancient empire centered in present-day Iran that rivaled Rome from roughly 250 BCE to 224 CE.
The term appears most often in the phrase Parthian shot—an arrow fired backward while retreating on horseback, a tactic at which Parthian cavalry excelled.
The expression now means any sharp remark delivered while departing: She got in a Parthian shot as she walked out the door.
- satrapSubordinate provincial ruler
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
- successionFollowing in order
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
vassal · tributary · expansion · territory · Mesopotamia · Media · Merv
Fully armored horse soldier
- horse archerCavalry using bows
- legionsGreat many, or armies
- RomeItaly's capital city
- cavalryMounted military force
mounted · tactics · composite bow · lance · armor · skirmish · ambush · Marc Antony
Of or from Iran
- ZoroastrianismAncient dualistic Persian religion
- fire templeZoroastrian house of worship
- FarsiIran's native tongue
- ScythianAncient Eurasian nomadic people
Historic transcontinental trade network
- caravanTraveling group with goods
- commerceExchange of goods, services
- merchantOne who sells wares
- spicesAromatic food flavorings
silk · Palmyra · Petra · emporium · middlemen · overland routes · China · Rome
Ancient dualistic Persian religion
- fire worshipDevotion to sacred flames
- magiPersian priest-sorcerers
- syncretismFusion of different beliefs
- templeSacred worship structure
religious tolerance · Greek gods · cult · ritual · sacred fire · dualism
Of Athenian origin
- syncretismFusion of different beliefs
- AlexanderMasculine Greek-origin name
- coinageInvented term or currency
- drachmaFormer Greek monetary unit
sculpture · art · cultural fusion · Greek script · gymnasium
Mithridates
- satrapSubordinate provincial ruler
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
- successionFollowing in order
sovereignty · vassal · tributary · expansion · territory · Mesopotamia · Media · Merv
cataphract
Fully armored horse soldier
- horse archerCavalry using bows
- legionsGreat many, or armies
- RomeItaly's capital city
cavalry · mounted · tactics · composite bow · lance · armor · skirmish · ambush · Marc Antony · Trajan
Persian
Of or from Iran
- ZoroastrianismAncient dualistic Persian religion
- fire templeZoroastrian house of worship
- FarsiIran's native tongue
Scythian · steppe · nomadic · Central Asian
Silk Road
Historic transcontinental trade network
spices · silk · Palmyra · Petra · emporium · middlemen · overland routes · China · Rome · luxury goods
Zoroastrianism
Ancient dualistic Persian religion
- fire worshipDevotion to sacred flames
- magiPersian priest-sorcerers
- syncretismFusion of different beliefs
temple · religious tolerance · Greek gods · cult · ritual · sacred fire · dualism
Greek
Of Athenian origin
- syncretismFusion of different beliefs
- AlexanderMasculine Greek-origin name
- coinageInvented term or currency
drachma · sculpture · art · cultural fusion · Greek script · gymnasium
ParthiansRomans
Ancient Italy's imperial people
Roman Empire · Rome · Greeks · Byzantines · Armenians