Anak the Parthian, the Glossary
Anak the Parthian was a Parthian noble who, according to the Armenian tradition, was the father of Gregory the Illuminator, who converted Armenia to Christianity in the early fourth century.[1]
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28 relations: Agathangelos, Aras (river), Ardashir I, Artabanus IV of Parthia, Artaxata, Caesarea (Mazaca), Cyril Toumanoff, Elishe, Garshuni, Gregory the Illuminator, House of Suren, Kar-Namag i Ardashir i Pabagan, Khosrov II of Armenia, Middle Persian, Movses Khorenatsi, Nicholas Adontz, Nina Garsoïan, Parthia, Parthian language, Peace of Nisibis (299), Revue des Études Arméniennes, Robert W. Thomson, Shahnameh, Tiridates II of Armenia, Tiridates III of Armenia, Vagharshapat, Yerevan State University, Zenob Glak.
- 258 deaths
- 3rd-century Iranian people
- Arsacid dynasty of Armenia
- House of Suren
Agathangelos
Agathangelos (in Ագաթանգեղոս, in Greek Ἀγαθάγγελος "bearer of good news" or angel, 5th century AD) is the pseudonym of the author of a life of the first apostle of Armenia, Gregory the Illuminator, who died about 332.
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Aras (river)
The Aras (also known as the Araks, Arax, Araxes, or Araz) is a river in the Caucasus.
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Ardashir I
Ardashir I (𐭠𐭥𐭲𐭧𐭱𐭲𐭥; transl), also known as Ardashir the Unifier (180–242 AD), was the founder of the Persian Sasanian Empire.
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Artabanus IV of Parthia
Artabanus IV, also known as Ardavan IV (Parthian:𐭓𐭕𐭐𐭍), incorrectly known in older scholarship as Artabanus V, was the last ruler of the Parthian Empire from c. 213 to 224. Anak the Parthian and Artabanus IV of Parthia are 3rd-century Iranian people.
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Artaxata
Artashat (Արտաշատ), Hellenized as Artaxata (Ἀρτάξατα) and Artaxiasata (label), was a major city and commercial center of ancient Armenia which served as the capital of the Kingdom of Armenia from its founding in 176 BC to 120 AD, with some interruptions.
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Caesarea (Mazaca)
Caesarea (/ˌsɛzəˈriːə, ˌsɛsəˈriːə, ˌsiːzəˈriːə/; Kaisareia), also known historically as Mazaca (Μάζακα), was an ancient city in what is now Kayseri, Turkey.
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Cyril Toumanoff
Cyril Leo Toumanoff (კირილ თუმანოვი; Кирилл Львович Туманов; 10 October 1913 – 4 February 1997) was a Georgian-American historian,, and academic genealogist who mostly specialized in the history and genealogies of medieval Georgia, Armenia, Iran, and the Byzantine Empire.
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Elishe
Elishe (410 – 475) was an Armenian historian from the time of late antiquity, best known as the author of History of Vardan and the Armenian War, a history of the fifth-century Armenian revolt led by Vardan Mamikonian against the suppression of Christianity under Sassanid Iranian rule.
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Garshuni
Garshuni or Karshuni (Syriac alphabet: ܓܪܫܘܢܝ, Arabic alphabet: كرشوني) are Arabic writings using the Syriac alphabet.
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Gregory the Illuminator
Gregory the Illuminator (Classical, reformed spelling: Գրիգոր Լուսավորիչ, Grigor Lusavorich; &ndash) was the founder and first official head of the Armenian Apostolic Church. Anak the Parthian and Gregory the Illuminator are House of Suren.
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House of Suren
House of Suren or Surenas.
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Kar-Namag i Ardashir i Pabagan
The (Book of the Deeds of Ardeshir, Son of Papag) (New کارنامهٔ اردشیر بابکان), is a short Middle Persian prose tale written in the Sassanid period (226-651).
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Khosrov II of Armenia
Khosrov II (known in Roman sources as Chosroes, died 258), also known as Khosrov the Brave was an Armenian king from the Arsacid dynasty in the mid-third century.
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Middle Persian
Middle Persian, also known by its endonym Pārsīk or Pārsīg (Pahlavi script: 𐭯𐭠𐭫𐭮𐭩𐭪, Manichaean script: 𐫛𐫀𐫡𐫘𐫏𐫐, Avestan script: 𐬞𐬀𐬭𐬯𐬍𐬐) in its later form, is a Western Middle Iranian language which became the literary language of the Sasanian Empire.
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Movses Khorenatsi
Movses Khorenatsi (410–490s AD; Խորենացի) was a prominent Armenian historian from late antiquity and the author of the History of the Armenians.
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Nicholas Adontz
Nicholas Adontz (January 10, 1871 – January 27, 1942) was an Armenian historian, specialising in Byzantine and Armenian studies, and a philologist.
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Nina Garsoïan
Nina G. Garsoïan (April 11, 1923 – August 14, 2022) was a French-born American historian specializing in Armenian and Byzantine history.
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Parthia
Parthia (𐎱𐎼𐎰𐎺 Parθava; 𐭐𐭓𐭕𐭅Parθaw; 𐭯𐭫𐭮𐭥𐭡𐭥 Pahlaw) is a historical region located in northeastern Greater Iran.
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Parthian language
The Parthian language, also known as Arsacid Pahlavi and Pahlawānīg, is an extinct ancient Northwestern Iranian language once spoken in Parthia, a region situated in present-day northeastern Iran and Turkmenistan.
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Peace of Nisibis (299)
The Peace of Nisibis of 299, also known as the First Peace of Nisibis, was a peace treaty signed in 299 by the Roman and Sasanian empires, and concluded the Roman–Sasanian War of 296–299.
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Revue des Études Arméniennes
Revue des Études Arméniennes is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes articles relating to Classical and medieval Armenian history, art history, philology, linguistics, and literature.
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Robert W. Thomson
Robert William Thomson (24 March 1934, Cheam, London UK – 20 November 2018, Oxford) was Calouste Gulbenkian Professor of Armenian Studies at Oxford University.
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Shahnameh
The Shahnameh (lit), also transliterated Shahnama, is a long epic poem written by the Persian poet Ferdowsi between and 1010 CE and is the national epic of Greater Iran.
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Tiridates II of Armenia
Tiridates II, flourished second half of the 2nd century - died 252), known in Armenian sources as Khosrov, was an Arsacid Prince who served as a Roman Client King of Armenia. Tiridates II was the son and heir of the Armenian King Khosrov I. Between 214 and 216, Tiridates II and his family were held in detention by the Romans which provoked a major uprising in Armenia against Rome.
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Tiridates III of Armenia
Tiridates III (–), also known as Tiridates the Great or Tiridates IV, was the Armenian Arsacid king from to.
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Vagharshapat
Vagharshapat (Վաղարշապատ) is the 4th-largest city in Armenia and the most populous municipal community of Armavir Province, located about west of the capital Yerevan, and north of the closed Turkish-Armenian border.
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Yerevan State University
Yerevan State University (YSU; Երևանի պետական համալսարան), also simply University of Yerevan, is the oldest continuously operating public university in Armenia.
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Zenob Glak
Zenob Glak (Զենոբ Գլակ) was an Armenian historian who became the first abbot of the Glak monastery (also known as Surb Karapet Monastery, dedicated to St. John the Baptist) in the Taron region of Greater Armenia.
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See also
258 deaths
- Abundius and Irenaeus
- Anak the Parthian
- Chen Zhi (Three Kingdoms)
- Cyprian
- Eugenia of Rome
- Felicissimus and Agapitus
- Novatian
- Pope Sixtus II
- Saint Lawrence
- Valerian II
- Wen Qin
- Zhuge Dan
3rd-century Iranian people
- Abarsam
- Abdon and Sennen
- Adur-Anahid
- Anak the Parthian
- Apursam-Shapur
- Ardashir (king of Marv)
- Ardashir I Kushanshah
- Artabanus IV of Parthia
- Ashkhen
- Dad-windad
- Denag (sister of Ardashir I)
- Farn-Sasan
- Gochihr
- Hormizd I Kushanshah
- Hormizd of Sakastan
- Kang Senghui
- Kartir
- Kayus
- Khosrov I of Armenia
- Khwarranzem
- Mani (prophet)
- Manuchihr of Konus
- Mihrak
- Mirian III
- Murrod
- Odabakht
- Pabag
- Pahares I
- Peroz (Kidarite)
- Peroz I Kushanshah
- Peroz of Meshan
- Rambehesht
- Rev I
- Rodag
- Sanabares II
- Satarop
- Shadh-Shapur
- Shapur (son of Pabag)
- Shapur Meshanshah
- Shapurdukhtak
- Shapurdukhtak of Sakastan
- Tansar
- Vachagan I
- Vache I of Albania
- Vologases V
- Vologases VI
- Wahnam
- Wazamar
Arsacid dynasty of Armenia
- Anak the Parthian
- Arsaces (son of Khosrov IV of Armenia)
- Arsacid dynasty of Armenia
- Christianization of Armenia
- Eranyak
- Gnel of Armenia
- Gregorids
- Khosrovidukht (sister of Tiridates III of Armenia)
- Salome of Ujarma
- Tigranes (son of Khosrov IV of Armenia)
- Tirit of Armenia
- Zarmandukht
House of Suren
- Anak the Parthian
- Chihor-Vishnasp
- Gondophares
- Gregory the Illuminator
- House of Suren
- Mahbod (envoy)
- Mahoe Suri
- Mihr Hormozd
- Mihr-Narseh
- Suren Pahlav
- Surena
- Surena (4th century)
- Surin of Seleucia-Ctesiphon
- Zurvandad