Parthia

American  

[pahr-thee-uh] / ˈpɑr θi ə /

noun

1. an ancient country in W Asia, SE of the Caspian Sea: conquered by the Persians a.d. 226; now a part of NE Iran.

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Parthia British  

/ ˈpɑːθɪə /

noun

1. a country in ancient Asia, southeast of the Caspian Sea, that expanded into a great empire dominating SW Asia in the 2nd century _bc It was destroyed by the Sassanids in the 3rd century _ad

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Example Sentences

In addition to winged Victories like that shown in the mock-up Trump’s arch, the sculptural program of the Arch of Severus includes depictions of four major battles in Parthia and the spoils of war.

From Salon • Nov. 5, 2025

Keeping control over the vast kingdom proved difficult, and some of the far eastern portions like Bactria and Parthia began to break away around 250 BCE.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

The terrain is dominated by giants, ancient competing superpowers seen late in their long histories: imperial Rome to the west and Parthia in Iran to the east.

From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2019

The rest of the class would be plodding through Parthia with Caesar's legions, but Schama?

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2010

“The Parthians put the captured legionnaires to work, since they were pretty good fighters. Except then Parthia got invaded again from the other direction—” “By the Chinese,” Frank guessed.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan