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Sykes' History of Persia - Heritage Institute

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XXXIII THE STRUGGLE FOR ARMENIA 409<br />

In A.D. 75 the Parthian Empire was overrun by the<br />

Alani, a nomadic people, who, in alhance with the Hyrcanians,<br />

poured through Media and Armenia. Volagases<br />

appealed to Rome for help, but Vespasian refused it, and<br />

the Alani after devastating far and wide returned to their<br />

own country with immense booty. In a.d. 77 Volagases<br />

ended his eventful reign, which upon the whole had been<br />

successful, although the inroad <strong>of</strong> the Alani and the breaking<br />

away <strong>of</strong> Hyrcania brought failure at the close.<br />

His successor, Pacorus, had a most disturbed reign,<br />

and it appears that the Parthian Empire was divided between<br />

three or four monarchs, all <strong>of</strong> whom claimed to be the<br />

"<br />

King <strong>of</strong> Kings." Pacorus, who is believed to have died<br />

about A.D. 105, was succeeded by Osroes, during whose<br />

troubled rule the long peace with Rome came to a close.

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