On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Parthia. Discover the meaning, how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Parthia meaning
- A region in northeastern Iran.
- A former empire in Central Asia and West Asia, ruled by dynasts from Parthia; the Parthian Empire; the Arsacid Empire.
Synonyms of Parthia
Using Parthia
- The main meaning on this page is: A region in northeastern Iran. | A former empire in Central Asia and West Asia, ruled by dynasts from Parthia; the Parthian Empire; the Arsacid Empire.
- Useful related words include: geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region.
- In the example corpus, parthia often appears in combinations such as: of parthia, parthia and, and parthia.
Context around Parthia
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 8 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Parthia
- In this selection, "parthia" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, turn, conquer, china, began, desiring and shared stand out and add context to how "parthia" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include atlantic china parthia and rome and bactria and parthia seceded from. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "parthia" sits close to words such as abad, abolishment and abr, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with parthia
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Parthia shared its western border along the Euphrates River with Rome. (11 words)
Taking advantage of this distraction, Bactria and Parthia seceded from the empire. (12 words)
By this time only three Empires stretched between the Pacific and the Atlantic—China, Parthia, and Rome. (17 words)
Potts, 143 The rationale behind Trajan's campaign, in this case, would be one of breaking down a system of Far Eastern trade through small Semitic ("Arab") cities under Parthia's control and to put it under Roman control instead. (40 words)
According to some modern historians, the aim of the campaign of 116 was to achieve a "preemptive demonstration" aiming not toward the conquest of Parthia, but for tighter Roman control over the Eastern trade route. (35 words)
Royston Lambert, pp. 41–2 However, this visit was to be short, as reports came through that the Eastern nation of Parthia was again preparing for war; as a result, Hadrian quickly headed eastwards. (34 words)
Example sentences (18)
Again, Rome and Parthia were at war and this continued until 63. Parthia began building up for a strike against the Roman province of Syria.
Events Births * Mithridates I (or Mithradates), "Great King" of Parthia from about 171 BC who will turn Parthia into a major political power and expand the empire westward into Mesopotamia (d.
According to some modern historians, the aim of the campaign of 116 was to achieve a "preemptive demonstration" aiming not toward the conquest of Parthia, but for tighter Roman control over the Eastern trade route.
After a warm welcome by Caesar's soldiers at Brundisium, Octavian demanded a portion of the funds that were allotted by Caesar for the intended war against Parthia in the Middle East.
Artabanus refused the offer, realizing that the proposal was merely an attempt to unite the kingdom of Parthia under the control of Rome.
At the end of their joint consular year, Crassus would have the influential and lucrative governorship of Syria, and use this as a base to conquer Parthia.
By this time only three Empires stretched between the Pacific and the Atlantic—China, Parthia, and Rome.
Caesar planned a new invasion of Parthia and desired to leave Antony in Italy to govern Rome in his name.
Crassus attacked Parthia not only because of its great source of riches, but because of a desire to match the military victories of his two major rivals, Pompey the Great and Julius Caesar.
Eck (2003), 24. In supporting Octavian, Antony expected to gain support for his own campaign against Parthia, desiring to avenge Rome's defeat at Carrhae in 53 BC.
He spent the next ten years on his anabasis through the eastern parts of his domain and restoring rebellious vassals like Parthia and Greco-Bactria to at least nominal obedience.
Parthia had always posed a threat to Rome in the east, but the real battlefront was along the Rhine and Danube rivers.
Parthia shared its western border along the Euphrates River with Rome.
Potts, 143 The rationale behind Trajan's campaign, in this case, would be one of breaking down a system of Far Eastern trade through small Semitic ("Arab") cities under Parthia's control and to put it under Roman control instead.
Royston Lambert, pp. 41–2 However, this visit was to be short, as reports came through that the Eastern nation of Parthia was again preparing for war; as a result, Hadrian quickly headed eastwards.
Taking advantage of this distraction, Bactria and Parthia seceded from the empire.
The second half of the novel is related by its Gallic narrator from within the ranks of Crassus' doomed army en route to do battle with Parthia.
The war with Parthia was not Nero's only major war but he was both criticized and praised for an aversion to battle.
Common combinations with parthia
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: