Parthia,

In the national collection at Paris there is preserved an antique gem, engraved by Caylus (_Recueil d'Antiq. _, vol.ii. p. 124.), on which is engraved the head of some Oriental personage, probably a king of Parthia,

Notes and Queries, Number 69, February 22, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. Various 1852

On the borders of this ancient Persia towards the north is Parthia,

The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus During the Reigns of the Emperors Constantius, Julian, Jovianus, Valentinian, and Valens Ammianus Marcellinus 1851

The Persian Empire that you are proud of was made of nations of Babylonia, Media, Parthia,

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