Arsaces

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Arsaces is a Persian name, which occurs on Persian a seal, where it is written in cuneiform characters. As Ctesias reports, Arsaces was also the original name of king Artaxerxes II of Persia.

Arsaces is the name of two early kings of Parthia:

Arsaces I c. 247–211 BC
Arsaces II c. 211–191 BC (frequently called Artabanus by early scholars)

All kings of the Arsacid Dynasty adopted the royal name Arsaces after Arsaces I, the founder of the Parthian Empire.

Arsaces was king of Armenia c. 34–35.

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