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People: Darius III
Topic: Seleucid–Parthian wars
Location: Pella Greece

Seleucid–Parthian wars

Years: 209BCE - 88BCE

The Seleucid–Parthian wars are a series of conflicts between the Seleucid Empire and Parthia that result in the ultimate expulsion of the Seleucids from Persia and the establishment of the Parthian Empire.

The wars are caused by Iranian tribes migrating into Central Asia and the inability of the Seleucids to properly defend or hold together their vast empire.

"He who does not know how to give himself an account of three thousand years may remain in the dark, inexperienced, and live from day to day."

― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, West-Eastern Divan