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Phraates I of Parthia

 

Phraates I of Parthia

King Phraates I of Parthia, son of Phriapatius, ruled the Parthian Empire c. 176171 BC. He subdued the Mardi, a mountainous tribe in the Elburz. He died young, and appointed as his successor not one of his sons, but his brother Mithradates.

References

  • Junianus Justinus, Historiarum Philippicarum, xli, 5
  • Isidore of Seville, Chronica, 7

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