people
the Parthians
Iranian people famed as mounted archers.
Reading notes
- The Pumpkinification of the Divine Claudius §12 Parthians
The Iranian empire east of Rome, Rome's great rival; named among foes the dirge absurdly credits Claudius with routing.
- On the Firmness of the Wise Man §13.4 Parthians
The Parthians, rulers of an empire east of the Euphrates and Rome's great eastern rival; named among the king's fearful, disloyal subjects.
- Moral Letters to Lucilius §1.4.7 Parthian
The Parthians, the Iranian power east of the Euphrates and Rome's great rival; their crushing victory over Crassus at Carrhae (53 BC) was a lasting Roman humiliation.
- Moral Letters to Lucilius §2.17.11 kings of the Parthians
The Arsacid monarchs of Parthia, Rome's great eastern rival; Parthian (and generally eastern) court protocol forbade approaching the king without a gift, a custom Seneca turns into a joke about owing Lucilius a closing maxim.
- Moral Letters to Lucilius §20.124.22 Parthians
The Iranian people east of the Euphrates, Rome's great eastern rival; cited for wearing the hair flowing loose.
- Hercules on Oeta §104 the Parthian, surer than Cnossian strokes
The Parthians, famed mounted archers of Iran; their aim is said to surpass that of the Cretan (Cnossian) bowmen.
- Natural Questions §5.18.10 the Parthians
The Iranian empire east of the Euphrates, Rome's great eastern rival; destroyers of Crassus.
- Octavia §615 Parthians
The Parthian empire east of Rome, Rome's great rival; their submission is named as a height of imperial power.