Sykes' History of Persia - Heritage Institute

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CONTENTS xvii
B.C.—The Battle of Magnesia, 190 B.C.—The Peace of Apamea,
188 B.C.—Parthia until the Reign of Mithradates I., 209-170
B.C.— Bactria, 205-170 B.C.— Summary.
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Expansion of Parthia and the Downfall of the House
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The House of Seleucus, 188-175 B.C.—The Succession of
Antiochus Epiphanes, 175 B.C.—The Battle of Pydna, 168 B.C.—
The Evacuation of Egypt by Antiochus, 168 B.C.—The Eastern
Campaigns of Antiochus and his Death, 165-164 B.C.— Antiochus
Epiphanes and the Jews—Demetrius the Saviour, 162-150 B.C.—
The Conquests of Mithradates I. of Parthia, 170-138 B.C.—The
House of Seleucus, 1 50-1 4.0 B.C.— Mithradates I. and Demetrius
H.—The Death of Mithradates I., 138 B.C.— Antiochus Sidetes,
138-129 B.C.— Antiochus Sidetes and Phraates II., 130-129 B.C.
—The Downfall of the House of Seleucus— Its Place in History.
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CHAPTER XXIX
Parthia, Rome, and Pontus . . . . '359
The Nomadic Peril—The Victories of the Nomads over the
Parthians—Mithradates II. of Parthia, 124-88 B.C.— Parthia and
Armenia—The
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Expansion of Rome, 190-129 B.C.—The Making
^ of the Empire of Mithridates VI. of Pontus, 120-90 B.C.—The
First Intercourse between Parthia and Rome, 92 B.C.—The
Earliest Intercourse of China with Parthia, 120-88 B.C.—An
Obscure Period of Parthian History, 88-66 B.C.— Mithridates VI.
and Rome, 89-66 B.C.—The Career of Pompey in the East, 67-
63 B.C.—
Pompey and Phraates III. of Parthia—The Suicide of
Mithridates VI., 63 B.C.—The Results of 's Pompey Campaigns.
CHAPTER XXX
arthia and Rome—The First Trial of Strength . . 373
The Internal Affairs of Parthia, 66-55 ^-C-—The Appointment
of Crassus to Syria, 55 B.C.—The Invasion of Parthia, 53 B.C.
—The Plan of Campaign of Orodes—Parthian and Roman Troops
compared —The Battle of Carrhae, 53 B.C.—The Parthian Invasion
of Syria, 51-50 B.C.
CHAPTER XXXI
Rome and Parthia—The Second Trial of Strength . 381
The Civil War between Caesar and Pompey, 49-48 B.C.—
Caesar and the Near East, 47 B.C.—The Early Career of Mark
Antony —The Parthian Invasion under Pacorus and Labienus,
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