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Characene (Ancient Gr****: Χαρακηνή), also
known as
Mesene (Μεσσήνη) or Meshan, was a
kingdom founded by the
Iranian Hyspaosines located at the head of...
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years of his
reign re-****erting
Parthian control over the
Kingdom of
Characene. From 161 to 166, he
waged war
against the
Roman Empire;
although initially...
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Persian Gulf in
modern day Iraq, and the
capital of the
ancient kingdom of
Characene. The name Charax,
probably from Gr**** Χάραξ,
literally means "palisaded...
- of
Characene was
established around Teredon in present-day Kuwait.
Characene was
centered in the
region encomp****ing
southern Mesopotamia,
Characene coins...
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successively served as
kings of Armenia, and Meredates, who
served as king of
Characene in the mid-2nd century. Rapp 2014, p. 334.
Marciak 2017, p. 224. Potter...
- (Parthian: 𐭌𐭕𐭓𐭃𐭕 Mihrdāt) was a
Parthian prince who
ruled the
state of
Characene, a v****al of the
Parthian Empire and
important trading port,
which he...
- Maga was a King of
Characene a v****al
state of the
Parthian Empire and
important trading city in the
Persian Gulf. He
probably ruled at the end of the...
- west,
seizing the
Seleucid province of
Characene. In 164 BC, the
Seleucids repelled Wahbarz's
forces from
Characene,
forcing him to re-submit as a Seleucid...
- 3rd-century BC–132 BC
Parthian Empire 247 BC–224 AD
Elymais 147 BC–224 AD
Characene 141 BC–222 AD
Kings of
Persis 132 BC–224 AD Indo-Parthian
Kingdom 19 AD–224/5...
- temples.
Failaka was also a
trading post (emporion) of the
kingdom of
Characene. At the ****enistic
fortress in Failaka, pigs
represented 20
percent of...
