Mithridates I: The Great Expansion of the Parthian Empire (171–138 BCE)

171 BCE · Ktesifon (Irak) · political

Mithridates I took Bactria (167 BCE) and then Media and Mesopotamia (141 BCE), making Parthia a great power.

He took the Seleucid Demetrius IV prisoner and used the title "Great King" (shahanshah). | The true founding of the Parthian Empire and the birth of Rome's perennial rival in the East.

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What was Mithridates I: The Great Expansion of the Parthian Empire (171–138 BCE)?
Mithridates I took Bactria (167 BCE) and then Media and Mesopotamia (141 BCE), making Parthia a great power.
When did Mithridates I: The Great Expansion of the Parthian Empire (171–138 BCE) happen?
171 BCE
Where did Mithridates I: The Great Expansion of the Parthian Empire (171–138 BCE) take place?
Ktesifon (Irak)