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| ARTICLES RELATED TO Ubar | | | |  Ubar: Encyclopedia II - Parthian Empire - Conflicts with RomeIn 53 BCE, the Roman general Crassus invaded Parthia, but was defeated at the Battle of Carrhae by a Parthian commander called Surena in the Greek and Latin sources, most likely a member of the Sûrên clan. This was the beginning of a series of wars that were to last for almost three centuries.
The Parthian armies included two types of cavalry: the heavily-armed and armoured cataphracts and light brigades of mounted archers. For the Romans, who relied on heavy infantry, the Parthians were hard to defeat, as the cavalry was much faste ...
See also:Parthian Empire, Parthian Empire - Origins, Parthian Empire - The Parthian Empire, Parthian Empire - Government, Parthian Empire - Contact with China, Parthian Empire - Conflicts with Rome, Parthian Empire - Expansion to India, Parthian Empire - Decline and fall, Parthian Empire - Parthian rulers, Parthian Empire - Etymololgy of Parthia Read more here: » Parthian Empire: Encyclopedia II - Parthian Empire - Conflicts with Rome |
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| | | | | Ubar: Encyclopedia II - Parthian Empire - Contact with China The Chinese explorer Zhang Qian, who visited the neighbouring countries of Bactria and Sogdiana in 126 BCE, made the first known Chinese report on Parthia. In his accounts Parthia is named "Ānxī" (Chinese: 安息), a transliteration of "Arsacid", the name of the Parthian dynasty. Zhang Qian clearly identifies Parthia as an advanced urban civilization, which he equates to those of Dayuan (in Ferghana) and Daxia (in Bactria).
"Anxi is situated several thousand li west of the region of the Great Yuezhi (in Transoxonia). Th ...
See also:Parthian Empire, Parthian Empire - Origins, Parthian Empire - The Parthian Empire, Parthian Empire - Government, Parthian Empire - Contact with China, Parthian Empire - Conflicts with Rome, Parthian Empire - Expansion to India, Parthian Empire - Decline and fall, Parthian Empire - Parthian rulers, Parthian Empire - Etymololgy of Parthia Read more here: » Parthian Empire: Encyclopedia II - Parthian Empire - Contact with China |
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| | | | | Ubar: Encyclopedia II - Parthian Empire - Government After the conquest of Media, Assyria, Babylonia and Elam, the Parthians had to organize their empire. The former elites of these countries were Greek, and the new rulers had to adapt to their customs if they wanted their rule to last. As a result, the cities retained their ancient rights and civil administrations remained more or less undisturbed. An interesting detail is coinage: legends were written in the Greek alphabet, a practice that continued until the 2nd century CE, when local knowledge of the language was in decline and few people ...
See also:Parthian Empire, Parthian Empire - Origins, Parthian Empire - The Parthian Empire, Parthian Empire - Government, Parthian Empire - Contact with China, Parthian Empire - Conflicts with Rome, Parthian Empire - Expansion to India, Parthian Empire - Decline and fall, Parthian Empire - Parthian rulers, Parthian Empire - Etymololgy of Parthia Read more here: » Parthian Empire: Encyclopedia II - Parthian Empire - Government |
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| | | | | Ubar: Encyclopedia II - Parthian Empire - The Parthian Empire Initially, ca. 250 BCE, a king named Arsaces established his dynasty's independence from Seleucid rule in remote areas of northern Iran in what is today known as Turkmenistan, where his descendants of the same name ruled until Antiochus III the Great briefly made them submit to Seleucid authority again in 206 BCE.
It was not until the 2nd century BCE that the Parthians were able to profit from the continuing erosion of the Seleucid Empire, gradually capturing all its territories east of Syria. Once the Parthians had gained Herat, the ...
See also:Parthian Empire, Parthian Empire - Origins, Parthian Empire - The Parthian Empire, Parthian Empire - Government, Parthian Empire - Contact with China, Parthian Empire - Conflicts with Rome, Parthian Empire - Expansion to India, Parthian Empire - Decline and fall, Parthian Empire - Parthian rulers, Parthian Empire - Etymololgy of Parthia Read more here: » Parthian Empire: Encyclopedia II - Parthian Empire - The Parthian Empire |
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| | | | | Ubar: Encyclopedia II - Parthian Empire - Expansion to India Main article:Indo-Parthian Kingdom
Also during the 1st century BCE, the Parthians started to make inroads into eastern territories that had been occupied by the Indo-Scythians and the Yuezhi. The Parthians gained control of parts of Bactria and extensive territories in northern India, after defeating local rulers such as the Kushan Empire ruler Kujula Kadphises, in the Gandhara region.
Around 20 CE, Gondophares, one of the Parthian conquerors, declared his independence from the Parthian empire and established t ...
See also:Parthian Empire, Parthian Empire - Origins, Parthian Empire - The Parthian Empire, Parthian Empire - Government, Parthian Empire - Contact with China, Parthian Empire - Conflicts with Rome, Parthian Empire - Expansion to India, Parthian Empire - Decline and fall, Parthian Empire - Parthian rulers, Parthian Empire - Etymololgy of Parthia Read more here: » Parthian Empire: Encyclopedia II - Parthian Empire - Expansion to India |
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| | | | | Ubar: Encyclopedia II - Parthian Empire - Decline and fall The Armenian compromise served its purpose, but nothing in it covered the deposition of an Armenian king. After 110 CE, the Parthian king Vologases III dethroned the Armenian ruler, and the Roman emperor Trajan decided to invade Parthia in retaliation. War broke out in 114 CE and the Parthians were severely beaten. The Romans conquered Armenia, and in the following year, Trajan marched to the south, where the Parthians were forced to evacuate their strongholds. In 116 CE, Trajan captured Ctesiphon, and ...
See also:Parthian Empire, Parthian Empire - Origins, Parthian Empire - The Parthian Empire, Parthian Empire - Government, Parthian Empire - Contact with China, Parthian Empire - Conflicts with Rome, Parthian Empire - Expansion to India, Parthian Empire - Decline and fall, Parthian Empire - Parthian rulers, Parthian Empire - Etymololgy of Parthia Read more here: » Parthian Empire: Encyclopedia II - Parthian Empire - Decline and fall |
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| | | | | Ubar: Encyclopedia II - Parthia - The Parthian Empire Initially, ca. 250 BCE, a king named Arsaces established his dynasty's independence from Seleucid rule in remote areas of northern Iran in what is today known as Turkmenistan, where his descendants of the same name ruled until Antiochus III the Great briefly made them submit to Seleucid authority again in 206 BCE.
It was not until the 2nd century BCE that the Parthians were able to profit from the continuing erosion of the Seleucid Empire, gradually capturing all its territories east of Syria. Once the Parthians had gained Herat, the ...
See also:Parthia, Parthia - Origins, Parthia - The Parthian Empire, Parthia - Government, Parthia - Contact with China, Parthia - Conflicts with Rome, Parthia - Expansion to India, Parthia - Decline and fall, Parthia - Parthian rulers, Parthia - Etymololgy of Parthia Read more here: » Parthia: Encyclopedia II - Parthia - The Parthian Empire |
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| | | | | Ubar: Encyclopedia II - Cthulhu mythos - Elements of the mythos
Tables appearing under these entries are organized as follows:
Name. This is the commonly accepted name of the being or mythos element.
Epithet(s), Other name(s). This field lists any epithets or alternate names. These are names sometimes mentioned in books of arcane literature, but may also be the names preferred by cults.
Description. This entry gives a brief description of the being or mythos element.
References. This field lists the stories in which the being or ...
See also:Cthulhu mythos, Cthulhu mythos - Lovecraft and the mythos, Cthulhu mythos - Cosmicism, Cthulhu mythos - Imaginary New England setting, Cthulhu mythos - Lovecraft's pantheon, Cthulhu mythos - Cthulhuian pseudobiblia, Cthulhu mythos - Structure of the mythos, Cthulhu mythos - Derleth's involvement, Cthulhu mythos - Derleth's elemental theory, Cthulhu mythos - Conclusion, Cthulhu mythos - Elements of the mythos, Cthulhu mythos - Beings, Cthulhu mythos - Cults in the mythos, Cthulhu mythos - Arcane literature and other media, Cthulhu mythos - Fictional locations, Cthulhu mythos - Non-fictional elements of the mythos Read more here: » Cthulhu mythos: Encyclopedia II - Cthulhu mythos - Elements of the mythos |
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| | | | | Ubar: Encyclopedia II - Cthulhu mythos - Derleth's involvement Derleth had his own take on the mythos and tried to make it conform to his own Catholic values and dualism. Instead of a universe of meaninglessness and chaos, Derleth's mythos is a struggle of good versus evil.[22] Derleth once wrote:
As Lovecraft conceived the deities or forces of his mythos, there were, initially, the Elder Gods... [T]hese Elder Gods were benign deities, representing the forces of good, and existed peacefully at or nea ...
See also:Cthulhu mythos, Cthulhu mythos - Lovecraft and the mythos, Cthulhu mythos - Cosmicism, Cthulhu mythos - Imaginary New England setting, Cthulhu mythos - Lovecraft's pantheon, Cthulhu mythos - Cthulhuian pseudobiblia, Cthulhu mythos - Structure of the mythos, Cthulhu mythos - Derleth's involvement, Cthulhu mythos - Derleth's elemental theory, Cthulhu mythos - Conclusion, Cthulhu mythos - Elements of the mythos, Cthulhu mythos - Beings, Cthulhu mythos - Cults in the mythos, Cthulhu mythos - Arcane literature and other media, Cthulhu mythos - Fictional locations, Cthulhu mythos - Non-fictional elements of the mythos Read more here: » Cthulhu mythos: Encyclopedia II - Cthulhu mythos - Derleth's involvement |
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| | | | | Ubar: Encyclopedia II - Cthulhu mythos - Structure of the mythos The mythos is centered on the Great Old Ones, a fearsome assortment of ancient, powerful deities that once ruled the Earth. They are presently quiescent, having fallen into a death-like sleep at some time in the distant past.[19] The most well-known of these beings is Cthulhu, who currently lies "dead [but] dreaming" in the submerged city of R'lyeh somewhere in the Southeast Pacific Ocean. One day, "when the stars are right", R'lyeh will rise from beneat ...
See also:Cthulhu mythos, Cthulhu mythos - Lovecraft and the mythos, Cthulhu mythos - Cosmicism, Cthulhu mythos - Imaginary New England setting, Cthulhu mythos - Lovecraft's pantheon, Cthulhu mythos - Cthulhuian pseudobiblia, Cthulhu mythos - Structure of the mythos, Cthulhu mythos - Derleth's involvement, Cthulhu mythos - Derleth's elemental theory, Cthulhu mythos - Conclusion, Cthulhu mythos - Elements of the mythos, Cthulhu mythos - Beings, Cthulhu mythos - Cults in the mythos, Cthulhu mythos - Arcane literature and other media, Cthulhu mythos - Fictional locations, Cthulhu mythos - Non-fictional elements of the mythos Read more here: » Cthulhu mythos: Encyclopedia II - Cthulhu mythos - Structure of the mythos |
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| | | | | Ubar: Encyclopedia II - Parthia - Government After the conquest of Media, Assyria, Babylonia and Elam, the Parthians had to organize their empire. The former elites of these countries were Greek, and the new rulers had to adapt to their customs if they wanted their rule to last. As a result, the cities retained their ancient rights and civil administrations remained more or less undisturbed. An interesting detail is coinage: legends were written in the Greek alphabet, a practice that continued until the 2nd century CE, when local knowledge of the language was in decline and few people knew ho ...
See also:Parthia, Parthia - Origins, Parthia - The Parthian Empire, Parthia - Government, Parthia - Contact with China, Parthia - Conflicts with Rome, Parthia - Expansion to India, Parthia - Decline and fall, Parthia - Parthian rulers, Parthia - Etymololgy of Parthia Read more here: » Parthia: Encyclopedia II - Parthia - Government |
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