What is Parthia called today?
What is Parthia called today? Parthia, ancient land corresponding roughly to the modern region of Khorāsān in Iran. Where did the Parthians come from? East of the Caspian Sea there emerged from the steppe of Central Asia a nomadic Scythian tribe called the Parni. Later called the Parthians and taking over the Seleucid Empire and fending off the Romans, they established themselves as a superpower in their own right. Why did Parthia fall? In 224 CE, the Persian vassal king Ardašir revolted. Two years later, he took Ctesiphon, and this time, it meant the end of Parthia. It also meant...