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The historians' history of the world in twenty-five volumes, volume 08 : $b Parthians, Sassanids and Arabs; the Crusades and the Papacy

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The historians' history of the world in twenty-five volumes, volume 08 : $b Parthians, Sassanids and Arabs; the Crusades and the Papacy

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Some new disturbances obliging Seleucus to return into Asia, some
respite was by this means given to Arsaces, who took this opportunity
to establish the Parthian government, levy soldiers, fortify castles,
and secure the fidelity of his cities. He built a city too, called Dara,
upon the mountain Zapaortenon; which was so situated that no city could
be stronger or pleasanter. For it was so environed with rough rocks on
all sides, that it needed no garrison to defend it; and so fertile was
the adjacent soil, that it was abundantly furnished with all necessaries
by its own riches. Then there were in such plenty woods and fountains,
that there was never any scarcity of water; and it had vast store of
game. Thus Arsaces, having at once acquired and established a kingdom,
was no less memorable among the Parthians than Cyrus among the Persians,
Alexander among the Macedonians, or Romulus among the Romans; and he
died in a good old age. To his memory the Parthians paid this honour,
that from him they called all their kings by the name of Arsaces. His
son and successor in the kingdom, who was Arsaces by name, fought with
great bravery against Antiochus the son of Seleucus, who came against him
with a hundred thousand foot and twenty thousand horse; and at last made
an alliance with him. The third king of the Parthians was Priapatius;
but he too was named Arsaces; for, as was said above, they called all
their kings by that name, as the Romans do theirs Cæsar and Augustus. He
died, after he had reigned fifteen years, leaving two sons, Mithridates
and Phraates, the elder of whom, Phraates, being according to the custom
of this nation heir of the kingdom, subdued by his arms the Mardians, a
strong nation, and died not long after, leaving several sons behind him,
whom he passed by, and left his kingdom to his brother Mithridates, a man
of uncommon abilities; judging that more was due to the name of king than
that of father; and that he ought to prefer the interest of his country
to the grandeur of his children.

[Sidenote: [155-54 _B.C._]]

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History

The historians' history of the world in twenty-five volumes, volume 08 : $b Parthians, Sassanids and Arabs; the Crusades and the Papacy

World history

Some new disturbances obliging Seleucus to return into Asia, some
respite was by this means given to Arsaces, who took this opportunity
to establish the Parthian government, levy soldiers, fortify castles,
and secure the fidelity of his cities. He built a city too, called Dara,
upon the mountain Zapaortenon; which was so situated that no city could
be stronger or pleasanter. For it was so environed with rough rocks on
all sides, that it needed no garrison to defend it; and so fertile was
the adjacent soil, that it was abundantly furnished with all necessaries
by its own riches. Then there were in such plenty woods and fountains,
that there was never any scarcity of water; and it had vast store of
game. Thus Arsaces, having at once acquired and established a kingdom,
was no less memorable among the Parthians than Cyrus among the Persians,
Alexander among the Macedonians, or Romulus among the Romans; and he
died in a good old age. To his memory the Parthians paid this honour,
that from him they called all their kings by the name of Arsaces. His
son and successor in the kingdom, who was Arsaces by name, fought with
great bravery against Antiochus the son of Seleucus, who came against him
with a hundred thousand foot and twenty thousand horse; and at last made
an alliance with him. The third king of the Parthians was Priapatius;
but he too was named Arsaces; for, as was said above, they called all
their kings by that name, as the Romans do theirs Cæsar and Augustus. He
died, after he had reigned fifteen years, leaving two sons, Mithridates
and Phraates, the elder of whom, Phraates, being according to the custom
of this nation heir of the kingdom, subdued by his arms the Mardians, a
strong nation, and died not long after, leaving several sons behind him,
whom he passed by, and left his kingdom to his brother Mithridates, a man
of uncommon abilities; judging that more was due to the name of king than
that of father; and that he ought to prefer the interest of his country
to the grandeur of his children.

[Sidenote: [155-54 _B.C._]]

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

The historians' history of the world in twenty-five volumes, volume 08 : $b Parthians, Sassanids and Arabs; the Crusades and the Papacy

The historians' history of the world in twenty-five volumes, volume 08 : $b Parthians, Sassanids and Arabs; the Crusades and the Papacy

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