The East Flashcards
Who returned to the throne
Mithridates returned to his kingdom of Armenia with Claudius’ encouragement (had been imprisoned by Gaius)
Gotarzes and his atrocities
King of Parthia Gotarzes II committed atrocities such as killing his brother with his wife and son.
What did the Parthians do
Parthians alarmed called in another brother Vardanes who routed the unsuspecting Gotarzes and occupied the adjacent provinces
The province that refused Verdanes and the battle
The advantage this disunion in the east gaveThe only province to refuse was the city of Seleucia. Vardanes besieged it. Gotarzes renewed the struggle. Vardanes withdrew to Bactria
this disunion in he east gave
Mithridates the chance of seizing Armenia
The chaos
Romans reducing mountain fortresses,
Iberian forces overran the plains
Armenians under Demonax unsuccessfully risked an engagement then layd down arms (against Mithridates)
Cotys
Some Armenian leaders turned to Cotys king of lesser Armenia, a letter from Claudius restrained him
Mithridates established himself
a Truce
Gotarzes and Vardanes formed a truce
Vardanes, thought to be more suitable to be king, withrew to Seleucia who surrendered
Gotarzes withdrew to avoid rivalry
truce broken
Gotarzes regretted giving up the throne and invited back by the nobles who find subordination intolerable in peacetime
collected an army
battle after the truce
Verdanes marched against Gotarzes and won a battle
Verdanes success
after beating Gotarzes he had several successes.
- reduced one tribe after another to the river Tedzhen
Eventually the PArthians who disliked distant service, erected monuments glorifying his power
returned home
The new Verdanes
outcome
his triumphs made him more overbearing and autocratic
assassinated hunting
“In renown he would have had few equals…If only he had sought to inspire as much affection in his people as terror in his enemies”
outcome of murder of Verdanes
created anarchy among the Parthians
who to be successor Gotarzes or Meherdates who was a hostage in Rome
The new king
Gotarzes prevailed
What happened to Gotarzes
his cruelty led the Parthians to send a secret appeal to Claudius urging Meherdates release to take the crown
