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<p>[QUOTE="Parthicus, post: 6593711, member: 81887"]All right, how about a nice string of patricide, rebellion, and incest, Parthian-style? <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Let's start with Phraates III (c.70-57 BC). He was murdered by a conspiracy of his two sons Mithradates IV and Orodes II.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1265667[/ATTACH]</p><p>Mithradates IV (57-54 BC) at first ruled in harmony with his brother, but the two had a falling-out and went to war with each other, and Mithradates was killed.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1265670[/ATTACH]</p><p>Orodes II (57-38 BC), after killing his brother, went on to defend Parthia against Roman incursion under the triumvir Crassus. Though Orodes was not present at the battle where Crassus died, he was later personally introduced to Crassus' severed head <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie12" alt="o_O" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. Orodes was killed by his son Phraates IV.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1265681[/ATTACH]</p><p>Phraates IV (38-2 BC) had a rather long reign. Eventually he was killed by his wife Musa and son Phraatakes.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1265685[/ATTACH]</p><p>Phraatakes and his mother (and wife <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie96" alt=":vomit:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />) Musa (2 BC- AD 4) had a fairly short co-regency, as the Parthian nobility did not like them. They were killed by a conspiracy of nobles.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1265696[/ATTACH]</p><p>There was a brief reign by Orodes III (c. AD 6-8), who was killed by the nobles for "excessive cruelty." (Considering the other Parthian kings, I shudder to think how bad he must have been to be considered "excessively" cruel.) His coins are very rare, and I don't have any. He was succeeded by Vonones I (c.AD 8-12), who had spent much time at Rome as a hostage. Vonones would be overthrown by Artabanos IV, but managed to escape alive to Roman territory, eventually being killed while trying to flee to Armenia.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1265704[/ATTACH]</p><p>Artabanos IV (AD 10- 38) may have died of natural causes, though details are lacking.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, that's seven rulers in a row who were killed. You could probably beat that in the late-third-century AD Roman emperors, but I think that's still an impressive showing.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Parthicus, post: 6593711, member: 81887"]All right, how about a nice string of patricide, rebellion, and incest, Parthian-style? ;) Let's start with Phraates III (c.70-57 BC). He was murdered by a conspiracy of his two sons Mithradates IV and Orodes II. [ATTACH=full]1265667[/ATTACH] Mithradates IV (57-54 BC) at first ruled in harmony with his brother, but the two had a falling-out and went to war with each other, and Mithradates was killed. [ATTACH=full]1265670[/ATTACH] Orodes II (57-38 BC), after killing his brother, went on to defend Parthia against Roman incursion under the triumvir Crassus. Though Orodes was not present at the battle where Crassus died, he was later personally introduced to Crassus' severed head o_O. Orodes was killed by his son Phraates IV. [ATTACH=full]1265681[/ATTACH] Phraates IV (38-2 BC) had a rather long reign. Eventually he was killed by his wife Musa and son Phraatakes. [ATTACH=full]1265685[/ATTACH] Phraatakes and his mother (and wife :vomit:) Musa (2 BC- AD 4) had a fairly short co-regency, as the Parthian nobility did not like them. They were killed by a conspiracy of nobles. [ATTACH=full]1265696[/ATTACH] There was a brief reign by Orodes III (c. AD 6-8), who was killed by the nobles for "excessive cruelty." (Considering the other Parthian kings, I shudder to think how bad he must have been to be considered "excessively" cruel.) His coins are very rare, and I don't have any. He was succeeded by Vonones I (c.AD 8-12), who had spent much time at Rome as a hostage. Vonones would be overthrown by Artabanos IV, but managed to escape alive to Roman territory, eventually being killed while trying to flee to Armenia. [ATTACH=full]1265704[/ATTACH] Artabanos IV (AD 10- 38) may have died of natural causes, though details are lacking. So, that's seven rulers in a row who were killed. You could probably beat that in the late-third-century AD Roman emperors, but I think that's still an impressive showing.[/QUOTE]
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