ARSACES

ar-sa'-sez ar'-sa-sez (Arsakes): The common name assumed by all the Parthian kings, is mentioned in 1 Maccabees 14:1-3, and in 15:22 in connection with the history of Demetrius, one of the Greek, or Seleucid, kings of Syria, and successor to Antiochus Epiphanes, the oppressor of the Jews, who caused the uprising against the Syrian domination under the leadership of the Maccabees. This particular Arsaces was the sixth of the line of independent Parthian rulers which had been founded in 250 B.C. by Arsaces I, who revolted from Antiochus Theos, killed the Syrian satraps, and with his successor Tiridates I firmly established the independence of the Parthian kingdom. About 243 B.C., Tiridates added Hyrcania to his dominions; but it was not till the reign of Arsaces VI, whose pre-regnal name was Mithridates, that Parthia through the conquest of Bactria, Media, Persia, Armenia, Elymais and Babylonia, threatened the very existence of the kingdom of the Seleucids and became a dangerous competitor of Rome itself.

It was this king who about 141 B.C. was attacked by Demetrius Nicator, king of Syria. According to the account preserved in 1 Maccabees 14:1-3, Arsaces sent one of his captains, who went and smote the host of Demetrius, and took him alive, and brought him to Arsaces, by whom he was put in ward. At first, the captive king was treated with great severity, being carried in triumph from city to city and exhibited to his enemies. Later, however, Arsaces gave him his daughter in marriage and assigned him a residence in Hyrcania. Some time after the death of Arsaces, Demetrius was sent back to Syria by Phraates, the son of Mithridates, and reigned from 128 to 125 B.C. Arsaces VI is mentioned, also, in 1 Maccabees 15:22, as one of the kings whom the Romans forbade to make war on their Jewish allies.

LITERATURE.

See 1 Maccabees 14:1-3, and 15:22; Ant, XIII, v, 11; XIV, viii, 5; Appian, Syria, 67; Strabo, XI, 515; XV, 702; Justin, XLI, 5, 6; XXXVI, 1; Orosius, V, 4; Rawlinson's Parthia, in the Story of the Nations series and Die Herrschaft der Parther in Justi's Geschichte des alten Persiens in Oncken's Allgemeine Geschichte, I, 4.

R. Dick Wilson

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... that it was impossible they should be governed without a king, while also it was
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... But He is called Christ by a certain excellent rite of religion; for as there are
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Book 13 Footnotes
... See concerning this matter a remarkable clause, Antiq. B. XVI. ch.11. sect.7. [12]
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Arsaces
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia ARSACES. ar-sa'-sez ar'-sa-sez (Arsakes):
The common name assumed by all the Parthian kings, is ...
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Parthians (1 Occurrence)
... of the Seleucid kings of Syria, but revolted about 250 BC, in the reign of Antiochus
II (Theos), and gained their independence under the lead of Arsaces I who ...
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Tryphon
... In 138 BC Demetrius was captured by Mithridates I (Arsaces), king of Parthia (1
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Rages (5 Occurrences)
... Destroyed in Alexander's time, it was rebuilt by Seleucus Nicator (circa 300 BC),
who named it Europos. Later, Arsaces restored it and named it Arsacia. ...
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Ragau (1 Occurrence)
... Destroyed in Alexander's time, it was rebuilt by Seleucus Nicator (circa 300 BC),
who named it Europos. Later, Arsaces restored it and named it Arsacia. ...
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Arsareth
Arsareth. Arsaces, Arsareth. Arsenal . Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia ARSARETH.
ar'-sa-reth. See ARZARETH. Arsaces, Arsareth. Arsenal . Reference Bible
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Arrow-snake (1 Occurrence)
Arrow-snake. Arrowsnake, Arrow-snake. Arsaces . Multi-Version Concordance ...
(DBY). Arrowsnake, Arrow-snake. Arsaces . Reference Bible.
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Demetrius (3 Occurrences)
... The tables were turned, and Demetrius, besieged in his camp and starved into submission,
was taken prisoner and sent to Arsaces, who held him captive until his ...
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