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History of Iran: Parthian Empire (1968 words) |
 | After the fall of the Achaemenid Empire, Parthia, northeastern Iran, was governed by the Seleucid kings: a Macedonian dynasty that ruled in the Asian territories of the former Persian Empire. |
| In July 141 BCE Mithradates captured the Seleucid capital Seleucia, and in October he reached Uruk in the south of Babylonia. |
| In 69 BCE, the two enemies concluded a treaty: the Euphrates would be the border. |
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| King David: (1030-960 BCE?) The second king of Israel and one of the greatest figures in the history of the Jews. |
| Hannibal: (247-183 BCE) Great military leader of the city-state of Carthage who in the Punic Wars with Rome, crossed an army (with elephants) over the Alps and invaded Rome from the north. |
| Cleopatra: (69-30 BCE) Queen of ancient Egypt, she was the last ruler in the dynasty founded by Ptolemy I. Jesus Christ: (1st century) Believed by Christians to be the divine Son of God. |
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