See also:

• ORODES (also called HYRODES, Pers. Hurauda)

ORODES (also called HYRODES, Pers. Hurauda)  , the name of two See also:

• PARTHIAN

Parthian See also:

• KINGS, FIRST AND SECOND BOOKS OF

kings . I . See also:

• ORODES (also called HYRODES, Pers. Hurauda)

ORODES I., son of Phraates III., whom he murdered in 57 B.C., assisted by his See also:

• BROTHER

brother See also:

• MITHRADATES

Mithradates III . This Mithradates was made See also:

• KING
• KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
• KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
• KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
• KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
• KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
• KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
• KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
• KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
• KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
• KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
• KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)

king of See also:

• MEDIA

Media, but soon afterwards was expelled by Orodes and fled into See also:

• SYRIA

Syria . Thence he invaded the Parthian See also:

• KINGDOM

kingdom, but having reigned for a See also:

• SHORT, FRANCIS JOB (1857– )

short See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time (55) was besieged by So.renas, See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general of Orodes, in See also:

• SELEUCIA (Gr. EeXeimeta)

Seleucia, and after a prolongedresistance was captured and slain . Meanwhile See also:

• CRASSUS (literally " dense," " thick," " fat ")

Crassus had begun his See also:

• ATTEMPT (Lat. adtemptare, attentare, to try)

attempt to conquer the See also:

• EAST
• EAST, ALFRED (1849- )

east, but he was defeated and killed in 53 at Carrhae by Surenas, while Orodes himself invaded See also:

• ARMENIA (old Persian Armina, Armenian Hayasdan, or Hayq)

Armenia and forced King Artavasdes, the son of See also:

• TIGRANES, or DIKRAN

Tigranes, to abandon the See also:

• ROMANS
• ROMANS, EPISTLE TO THE

Romans . By the victory of Carrhae the countries east of the See also:

• EUPHRATES (Babylon. Purattu, Heb. Perath, Arab. Frdt or Furst, Old Pers. Ufratu, Gr. Eb4 parrls)

Euphrates were secured to the Parthians . In the next See also:

• YEAR

year they invaded Syria, but with little success, for Surenas, whose achievements had made him too dangerousi was killed by Orodes (Plut . Crass . 33), and See also:

• PACORUS

Pacorus, the See also:

• YOUNG
• YOUNG, A
• YOUNG, ARTHUR (1741-1820)
• YOUNG, BRIGHAM (1801-1877)
• YOUNG, CHARLES MAYNE (1777–1856)
• YOUNG, EDWARD (1683–1765)
• YOUNG, JAMES (1811-1883)
• YOUNG, THOMAS (1773-1829)

young son of the king, was defeated by C . See also:

• CASSIUS
• CASSIUS, AVIDIUS (d. A.D. 175)
• CASSIUS, GAIUS

Cassius in 51 . During the See also:

• CIVIL

civil See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

war the Parthians sided first with See also:

• POMPEY

Pompey and then with See also:

• BRUTUS (originally an adjective meaning " heavy," "stupid," kindred with Gr. aap(s, cf. Eng. " brute," " brutal")

Brutus and Cassius, but took no See also:

• ACTION

action until 40 B.C., when Pacorus, assisted by the See also:

• ROMAN

Roman deserter See also:

• LABIENUS

Labienus, conquered a See also:

• GREAT

great See also:

• PART

part of Syria and See also:

• ASIA

Asia See also:

• MINOR
• MINOR (Lat. for smaller, lesser)
• MINOR, ROBERT CRANNELL (1839-1904)

Minor, but was.defeated and killed by Ventidius in 38 (see PACORUS) .

The old king, Orodes, who was deeply afflicted by the See also:

• DEATH

death of his gallant son, appointed his son Phraates IV. successor, but was soon afterwards killed by him (37 s.c.; Dio . See also:

• CASS, LEWIS (1782–1866)

Cass . 49.23; See also:

• JUSTIN (JUNIANUS JUSTINUS)

Justin 42.4; Plut . Cr(Issus, 33)• See also:

• PLUTARCH
• PLUTARCH (Gr. llXoi rapxos) (c. A.D. 46–120)

Plutarch relates that Orodes understood See also:

• GREEK
• GREEK, ETRUSCAN AND

Greek very well; of ter the death of Crassus the Baca/me of See also:

• EURIPIDES (48o–4o6 B.C.)

Euripides were represented at his See also:

• COURT
• COURT (from the O. Fr. court, Late Lat. cortis, curtis, a popular form of class. Lat. cohors, gen. cohortis; the mod. Fr. form tour is due to the influence of the Lat. curia, the word used in medieval documents to translate " court " in the feudal sense)
• COURT, ANTOINE (1696-176o)

court (Plut . Crass . 33) . 2 . ORODES II., raised to the See also:

• THRONE

throne by the magnates after the death of Phraates V. about A.D . 5, was killed after a short reign "on See also:

• ACCOUNT
• ACCOUNT (through O. Fr. acont, Late Lat. comptum, cornputare, to calculate)

account of his extreme See also:

• CRUELTY (through the O. Fr. crualte, mod. cruaute, from the Lat. crudelitas)

cruelty" (See also:

• JOSEPH
• JOSEPH, COMTE DE (1785-1870)
• JOSEPH, FATHER (FRANCOIS LECLERC DU TREMBLAY) (1577-1638)

Joseph . See also:

• ANT
• ANT (O. Eng. aemete, from Teutonic a, privative, and maitan, cut or bite off, i.e. " the biter off "; aemete in Middle English became differentiated in dialect use to (mete, then amte, and so ant, and also to emete, whence the synonym " emmet," now only u

Ant. xviii . 2, 4) . (ED .