Phraates V

Phraates V
Phraates V
Great King, King of Kings, Arsaces
	Coin of Phraates V with his mother Musa, minted at Seleucia
King of the Parthian Empire
Reign	2 BC – 4 AD
Predecessor	Phraates IV
Successor	Orodes III
Co-ruler	Musa (2 BC – 4 AD)
Born	c. 19 BC
Died	1st-century AD
Father	Phraates IV
Mother	Musa
Religion	Zoroastrianism

Phraates V (Parthian: 𐭐𐭓𐭇𐭕 Frahāt), also known by the diminutive version of his name, Phraataces (also spelled Phraatakes), was the King of Kings of the Parthian Empire from 2 BC to 4 AD. He was the younger son of Phraates IV (r. 37 BC – 2 BC) and Musa, who ruled with him.

Under Phraates V, a war threatened to break out between the Parthian and Roman empires over the control of Armenia and Mesopotamia. Although Augustus (r. 27 BC – 14 AD) had sent his adopted son Gaius Caesar to invade Iran, in 1 AD the two sides agreed a peace treaty, by which once again Armenia was recognized as being in the Roman sphere. Phraates V was in return acknowledged as the rightful Parthian king, which was of high importance to him, due to his insecure position in the country. In 4 AD, Phraates V and his mother fled to Rome after being expelled by the Parthian nobility, who crowned Orodes III as king.

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