Person

Phraates IV of Parthia

ruler of the Parthian Empire

b. 61 BCE – d. 2 BCE World The Great Crossroads

King Phraates IV of Parthia, son of Orodes II, ruled the Parthian Empire from 37–2 BCE.

He is appointed successor to the throne in 37 BCE, after the death of his brother Pacorus I.

He soon murders his father and all his thirty brothers.

Moran, J. (2017). Phraates IV of Parthia. History Atlas. Retrieved 12 November 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/people/phraates-iv-of-parthia/

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