Parthia

[ pahr-thee-uh ]

/ ˈpɑr θi ə /

noun

an ancient country in W Asia, SE of the Caspian Sea: conquered by the Persians a.d. 226; now a part of NE Iran.

Example sentences from the Web for parthia

Parthia under his reign, and Rome under that of Antoninus Pius, remained on good terms.

A Manual of Ancient History |A. H. L. (Arnold Hermann Ludwig) Heeren
He was sent to the East with extraordinary powers to settle a disputed succession in Parthia and Armenia.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 |Various
He had been forewarned long ago that in Parthia he should die.

Sermons |J. B. Lightfoot
Settled to keep Media, Parthia and Armenia in the family, so divided them among the children.

Lost Diaries |Maurice Baring

In the wars which still from time to time were waged between the two empires Parthia was almost uniformly worsted.

The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 7. (of 7): The Sassanian or New Persian Empire |George Rawlinson

British Dictionary definitions for parthia

Parthia

/ (ˈpɑːθɪə) /

noun

a country in ancient Asia, southeast of the Caspian Sea, that expanded into a great empire dominating SW Asia in the 2nd century bc It was destroyed by the Sassanids in the 3rd century ad

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