Artabanus IV of Parthia
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Artabanus IV, also known as Ardavan IV, incorrectly known in older scholarship as Artabanus V, was the last monarch of the Parthian Empire from c. 213 to 224. He was the younger son of Vologases V, wh
The portrait of Artabanus IV on the obverse of a Parthian drachm, Hamadan mint
1840 illustration of a Sasanian relief at Firuzabad, showing Ardashir I's victory over Artabanus IV and his forces.
Vologases VI
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Vologases VI was the uncontested king of the Parthian Empire from 208 to 213, but afterwards fell into a dynastic struggle with his brother Artabanus IV, who by 216 was in control of most of the empir
Artabanus IV of Parthia
…monarch of the Parthian Empire from c. 213 to 224. He was the younger son of Vologases V, who died in 208. Artabanus IV rebelled against his brother, Vologases VI, a few years after the latter succeeded their father as king. He was able to take control of most of the Parthian territories, although his brother…
Coin of Vologases VI, minted at Hamadan