Who are the Parthians, and why did the Romans fight them?
<p>After the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC, an empire formed in Iran and Mesopotamia called the Seleucid Empire, named after its founder Seleucus, a former general of the Macedonian king. The new power immediately faced problems maintaining the empire’s territorial integrity, especially in the eastern regions, where the satraps (provincial governors) of Bactria and Parthia sought independence. Taking advantage of the unstable situation, the Iranian Parthian tribe occupied the territory of Parthia in 247 BC. They founded a new kingdom — the Parthian Kingdom. The king of this people became Arsaces I, the progenitor of the Arsacid dynasty.</p>
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