Vologases IV of Parthia

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Vologases IV of Parthia was a 2nd-century king of the Parthian Empire known for his prolonged conflicts with Rome and efforts to assert Parthian power in the Near East.

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Vologases IV of Parthia canonical 14

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Parthian king ⓘ
ancient Iranian ruler ⓘ
monarch ⓘ
capital Ctesiphon ⓘ
centuryOfRule 2nd century ⓘ
coinage drachm ⓘ
tetradrachm ⓘ
conflict Roman–Parthian War of 161–166 ⓘ
Roman–Parthian War of 195–198 ⓘ
country Parthian Empire ⓘ
deathPlace Parthian Empire ⓘ
dynasty Arsacid dynasty ⓘ
era Classical antiquity ⓘ
ethnicity Parthian ⓘ
father Mithridates V of Parthia ⓘ
foreignRelations diplomatic and military rivalry with Rome ⓘ
historicalSource Cassius Dio ⓘ
Roman imperial histories ⓘ
knownFor efforts to strengthen Parthian power in the Near East ⓘ
prolonged conflicts with the Roman Empire ⓘ
lostCity Ctesiphon ⓘ
Seleucia on the Tigris ⓘ
mintLocation Ecbatana ⓘ
Seleucia on the Tigris ⓘ
notableEvent Capture of Edessa by Parthian forces ⓘ
Parthian invasion of Roman Armenia in 161 ⓘ
Roman counter-invasion of Mesopotamia ⓘ
opponent Lucius Verus ⓘ
Marcus Aurelius ⓘ
Septimius Severus ⓘ
policy assertion of Parthian influence in Armenia ⓘ
resistance to Roman expansion in the Near East ⓘ
predecessor Vologases III of Parthia ⓘ
regionRuled Iranian Plateau ⓘ
linked to: Iranian plateau

Mesopotamia ⓘ
reignEnd 191 ⓘ
reignStart 147 ⓘ
religion Zoroastrianism ⓘ
royalHouse House of Arsaces ⓘ
ruledOver Armenia (as overlord through client kings) ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Armenia
styleOnCoins diademed bust ⓘ
succeededBy Vologases V of Parthia ⓘ
successor Vologases V of Parthia ⓘ
title Arsaces ⓘ
King of Kings ⓘ
usedLanguage Greek language ⓘ
Parthian language ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Roman–Parthian War of 161–166 → hasParticipant → Vologases IV of Parthia ⓘ
Roman–Parthian War of 161–166 → commander → Vologases IV of Parthia ⓘ
Roman–Parthian War of 161–166 → opposingMonarch → Vologases IV of Parthia ⓘ
Roman–Parthian Wars → notableCommander → Vologases IV of Parthia ⓘ
Capture of Artaxata → opposingCommander → Vologases IV of Parthia ⓘ
Sack of Seleucia (165) → associatedWithRuler → Vologases IV of Parthia ⓘ
Roman counteroffensive in Syria → opponent → Vologases IV of Parthia ⓘ
Vologases V of Parthia → predecessor → Vologases IV of Parthia ⓘ
Vologases V of Parthia → father → Vologases IV of Parthia ⓘ
Mithridates V of Parthia → father → Vologases IV of Parthia ⓘ
Vologases III of Parthia → successor → Vologases IV of Parthia ⓘ
Vologases III of Parthia → successorAsRomanRival → Vologases IV of Parthia ⓘ
Roman eastern campaigns under Lucius Verus → opponent → Vologases IV of Parthia ⓘ
Sohaemus of Armenia → opponent → Vologases IV of Parthia ⓘ