Person

Vonones I of Parthia

ruler of the Parthian Empire

b. 20 BCE – d. 19 CE World The Great Crossroads

Vonones I of Parthia rules the Parthian Empire from about 8 to 12 CE.

He is the eldest son of Phraates IV of Parthia (ruled c. 37–2 BCE) and had is sent to Rome as a hostage in the 20s BCE as surety for a treaty his father makes with Augustus.