Parthians

Parthia, in the mind of the writer of the Acts, would designate this empire, which extended from India to the Tigris and from the Chorasmian desert to the shores of the Southern Ocean; hence the prominent position of the name Parthians in the list of those prevent at Pentecost.

Smith's Bible Dictionary 1884

Parthians, is to be altered by conjectural emendation; and that the

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible 1871

One of the lieutenants of the Tanjou subdued, in a single expedition, twenty-six nations; the Igours, 29 distinguished above the Tartar race by the use of letters, were in the number of his vassals; and, by the strange connection of human events, the flight of one of those vagrant tribes recalled the victorious Parthians from the invasion of Syria.

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206

Of the provinces already mentioned beyond the Tigris, the four first had been dismembered by the Parthians from the crown of Armenia;

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206

“If you mean his campaign against the King of the Parthians, that is simply something he has to get out of his system before he turns his energies to more feasible objectives.”

Antony and Cleopatra Colleen McCullough 2007

“If you mean his campaign against the King of the Parthians, that is simply something he has to get out of his system before he turns his energies to more feasible objectives.”

Antony and Cleopatra Colleen McCullough 2007

Their hats and trousers are compared to reliefs from Persepolis showing what are identified as Parthians in pointy hats and trousers.

The Three Kings & the Star 2004

The Germans and the Parthians were the only peoples to stand against the might of Imperial Rome.

The Eternal Mercenary Sadler, Barry 1980

An expedition against the Parthians was a failure; but for this, his success against

Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 1 of 8 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History 1906

Of the first writers who take the subject into their consideration, some are content to say that the Parthians were a race of

The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 6. (of 7): Parthia The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. George Rawlinson 1857