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Cover illustration: A view of the ruins of the Parthian fortress of Old Nisa, Turkmenistan (picture by Marek J. Olbrycht); coin of Arsakes I (drawing and composition by Marcja Olbrycht).
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Olbrycht, Marek J., 1964- author.
Title: Early Arsakid Parthia (ca. 250-165 B.C.) : at the crossroads of Iranian, Hellenistic, and central Asian history / by Marek Jan Olbrycht.
Description: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2021] | Series: Mnemosyne supplements, 2352-8656 ; volume 440 | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2021010829 (print) | LCCN 2021010830 (ebook) | ISBN 9789004460751 (hardback) | ISBN 9789004460768 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Parthia–History. | Parthia–Antiquities. | Arsacid dynasty, 247 B.C.-224 A.D. | Iran–History–To 640. | Parthians. | Seleucids.
Classification: LCC DS285 .O527 2021 (print) | LCC DS285 (ebook) | DDC 939/.6–dc23
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ISSN 2352-8656
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