See also:

• VOLOGAESES (Vologaesus, Vologases; on the coins Ologases; Armen. Valarsk; Mod. Pers. Balash)

VOLOGAESES (Vologaesus, Vologases; on the coins Ologases; Armen. Valarsk; Mod. Pers. See also:

• BALASH (in the Greek authors, Balas; the later form of the name Vologaeses)

Balash)  , the name of five See also:

• PARTHIAN

Parthian See also:

• KINGS, FIRST AND SECOND BOOKS OF

kings . (1) See also:

• VOLOGAESES (Vologaesus, Vologases; on the coins Ologases; Armen. Valarsk; Mod. Pers. Balash)

VOLOGAESES I., son of See also:

• VONONES (on coins ONONES)

Vonones II. by a See also:

• GREEK
• GREEK, ETRUSCAN AND

Greek concubine (Tac . See also:

• ANN

Ann. xii . 44), succeeded his See also:

• FATHER

father in A.D . 51 (Tac . Ann. xii . 14; cf . 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. xx . 3, 4) . He gave the See also:

• KINGDOM

kingdom of See also:

• MEDIA

Media Atropatene to his See also:

• BROTHER

brother See also:

• PACORUS

Pacorus, and occupied See also:

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

Armenia for another brother, See also:

• TIRIDATES, or TERIDATES

Tiridates (Tac . Ann .

)(ii . 50, xv . 2; Joseph . Ant. xx . 3, 4) . This led to a See also:

• LONG, GEORGE (1800-1879)
• LONG, JOHN DAVIS (1838– )

long See also:

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

war with See also:

• ROME
• ROME (Roma)

Rome (54-63), which was ably conducted by the See also:

• ROMAN

Roman See also:

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

general See also:

• CORBULO, GNAEUS DOMITIUS (1st century A.D.)

Corbulo . The See also:

• POWER [WILLIAM GRATTAN] TYRONE (1797-1841)

power of Vologaeses was weakened by an attack of the Dahan and Sacan nomads, a See also:

• REBELLION

rebellion of the Hyrcanians, and the usurpation of See also:

• VARDANES

Vardanes II . (Tac . Ann. xiii . 7, 37; xiv . 25; xv . ,; cf .

Joseph . Ant. xx . 4, 2, where he is prevented from attacking the See also:

• VASSAL (Fr. vassal, vassaut, vassault, &c,)

vassal 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 Adiabene by an invasion of the eastern nomads) . At last a See also:

• PEACE
• PEACE, BREACH OF THE

peace was concluded, by which Tiridates was acknowledged as king of Armenia, but had to become a vassal of the See also:

• ROMANS
• ROMANS, EPISTLE TO THE

Romans; he went to Rome, where See also:

• NERO (37-68)

Nero gave him back the diadem (Tac . Ann. xv. r ff.; Dio See also:

• CASS, LEWIS (1782–1866)

Cass. lxii . 19 if., lxiii . , ff.) ; from that 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 an Arsacid See also:

• DYNASTY (Gr. &vvaareta, sovereignty, the position of a hevnori7r, lord, ruler, from SuvaaBay to be able, Suvaµas, power)

dynasty ruled in Armenia under Roman supremacy . Vologaeses was satisfied with thisresult, and honoured the memory of Nero (See also:

• SUET (M. Eng. sewet, a diminutive of O. Fr. seu, suis, mod. suif, lard, from Lat. sebum, or sebum, tallow, grease, probably allied to sago, soap)

Suet . Nero, 57), though he stood in See also:

• GOOD, JOHN MASON (1764-1827)

good relations with See also:

• VESPASIAN

Vespasian also, to whom he offered an See also:

• ARMY
• ARMY (from Fr. armee, Lat. armata)

army of 40,000 archers in the war against See also:

• VITELLIUS, AULUS

Vitellius (Tac . Hist. iv . 51; Suet, Vespas . 6; cf .

Joseph . Ant. vii . 5, 2 . 7, 3; Dio Cass. lxvi . I) . Soon afterwards the See also:

• ALANI (Gr. 'AXavoi, 'AAavvoi ; Chinese 'O-lan-na; since the 9th century A.U. they have been called As, Russ. Jasy, Georgian Ossi)

Alani, a See also:

• GREAT

great nomadic tribe beyond the See also:

• CAUCASUS

Caucasus, invaded Media and Armenia (Joseph . See also:

• BELL
• BELL, ALEXANDER MELVILLE (1819—1905)
• BELL, ANDREW (1753—1832)
• BELL, GEORGE JOSEPH (1770-1843)
• BELL, HENRY (1767-1830)
• BELL, HENRY GLASSFORD (1803-1874)
• BELL, JACOB (1810-1859)
• BELL, JOHN (1691-178o)
• BELL, JOHN (1763-1820)
• BELL, JOHN (1797-1869)
• BELL, ROBERT (1800-1867)
• BELL, SIR CHARLES (1774—1842)

Bell. vii . 7, 4); Vologaeses applied in vain for help to Vespasian (Dio Cass. lxvi. il; Suet . See also:

• DOMITIAN (Thus FLAVIUS DOMITIANUS)

Domitian, 2) . It appears that the See also:

• PERSIAN
• PERSIAN, SYRIAN, EGYPTIAN AND TURKISH

Persian losses in the See also:

• EAST
• EAST, ALFRED (1849- )

east also could not be repaired; See also:

• HYRCANIA

Hyrcania remained an See also:

• INDEPENDENT

independent kingdom (Joseph . Bell. vii . 7, 4; Aurel .

Viet . Epit . 15, 4) . Vologaeses I. died about A.D . 77 . His reign is marked by a decided reaction against See also:

• HELLENISM
• HELLENISM (from Or. EAXspiL'sty, to imitate the Greeks, who were known as "EAAi7ves, after "EAA17v, the son of Deucalion)

Hellenism; he built Vologesocerta (Balashkert) in the neighbourhood of See also:

• CTESIPHON

Ctesiphon with the intention of See also:

• DRAWING

drawing to this new See also:

• TOWN

town the inhabitants. of the Greek See also:

• CITY (through Fr. cite, from Lat. civitas)

city See also:

• SELEUCIA (Gr. EeXeimeta)

Seleucia (Plin . Vi . 122) . Another town founded by him is Vologesias on a See also:

• CANAL
• CANAL (from Lat. canalis, " channel " and " kennel " being doublets of the word)

canal of the See also:

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

Euphrates, See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

south of See also:

• BABYLON (mod. Hillah)

Babylon (near See also:

• HIRA

Hira; cf . See also:

• NOLDEKE
• NOLDEKE, THEODOR (1836— )

Noldeke in Zeitschrsft der deuischen-morgenl . Gesellschaft, See also:

• XXVIII

xxviii . 93 ff.) .

On some of his coins the See also:

• INITIALS (Lat. initialis, of or belonging to a beginning, initium)

initials of his name appear in Aramaic letters . (2) VOLOGAESES II., probably the son of Vologaeses appears on coins, which See also:

• BEAR
• BEAR, BLACK
• BEAR, BROWN
• BEAR, GRIZZLY
• BEAR, ISABELLINE
• BEAR, WHITE

bear his proper name, in 77-79, and again 121-47 . During this time the Parthian kingdom was torn by See also:

• CIVIL

civil See also:

• WARS

wars between different pretenders, which reached their height during the war of See also:

• TRAJAN [MARCUS ULPIUS TRAJANUS] (A. D. 53-117)

Trajan, 114-17 . Besides Vologaeses II. we find on coins and in the authors Pacorus (78-c. x05), See also:

• ARTABANUS

Artabanus See also:

• IIL, PP

IIL(8o-81), See also:

• OSROES (also OSDROES or CHOSROES)

Osroes (106-29), See also:

• MITHRADATES

Mithradates V . (c . 129-47) and some others; thus the Parthian See also:

• EMPIRE

empire seems during this whole time to have been divided into two or three different kingdoms . By classic authors Vologaeses II. is mentioned in the time of See also:

• HADRIAN (PUBLICS AELIUS HADRIANUS)

Hadrian (c.131), when See also:

• CAPPADOCIA

Cappadocia, Armenia and Media were invaded by the Alani (Dio Cass. lxix . 15) . (3) VOLOGAESES III., 147-91 . Under him, the unity of the empire was restored . But he was attacked by the Romans under See also:

• MARCUS

Marcus Aurelius and Verus (162-65) . In this war Seleucia was destroyed and the See also:

• PALACE (Lat. Palatium, the name given by Augustus to his residence on the Palatine Hill)

palace of Ctesiphon burnt down by Avidius See also:

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

Cassius (164); the Romans even advanced into Media .

In the peace, western See also:

• MESOPOTAMIA (Mevoaora)

Mesopotamia was ceded to the Romans (Dio Cass. lxxi . 1 ff.; Capitolin . Marc . Aur . 8 f.; Verus 8, &c.) . Vologaeses III. is probably the king Volgash of the Parsee tradition, preserved in the Dinkart, who began the gathering of the writings of Zoroaster . (4) VOLOGAESES IV., 191-209 . He was attacked by Septimius See also:

• SEVERUS
• SEVERUS, SULPICIUS (c. 363–c. 425)

Severus in 195, who advanced into Mesopotamia, occupied See also:

• NISIBIS (Nasibina in the Assyrian inscriptions)

Nisibis and plundered Ctesiphon (199), but attempted in vain to conquer the Arabic fortress Atra; in 202 peace was restored . (5) VOLOGAESES V., 209-C . 222, son of Vologaeses IV . Soon after his See also:

• ACCESSION (from Lat. accedere, to go to, to approach)

accession his brother Artabanus IV., the last Arsacid king, rebelled against him, and became See also:

• MASTER (Lat. magister, related to tnagis, more, as the corresponding minister is to minus, less; the English form is due partly to the O. Eng. maegister, and partly to O. Fr. maistre, mod. maitre; cf. Du. meester, Ger. Meister, Ital. maestro)

master of the greater See also:

• PART

part of the empire (Dio Cass. lxxvii . 12) .

But Vologaeses V. maintained himself in a part of Babylonia; his dated coins reach down to A.D . 222 . (ED .