Phraates IV

Phraates IV

Phraates IV (also spelled Frahad IV; Parthian: 𐭐𐭓𐭇𐭕 Frahāt) was King of Kings of the Parthian Empire from 37 to 2 BC. He was the son and successor of Orodes II (r. 57–37 BC), and was given the throne after the death of his brother Pacorus I. Phraates IV soon murdered all his brothers, and also possibly his father. His actions alienated the Armenians and also some of his nobles, including the distinguished Monaeses, who fled to the Roman triumvir Mark Antony, but shortly returned and reconciled with Phraates IV. Phraates IV was attacked in 36 BC by Mark Antony, who marched through Armenia into Media Atropatene, and was defeated and lost the greater part of his army. Antony, believing himself betrayed by Artavasdes II, king of Armenia, invaded his kingdom in 34 BC, took him prisoner, and concluded a treaty with Artavasdes I, king of Media Atropatene. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Phraates IV has received more than 118,286 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Phraates IV is the 3,837th most popular politician (down from 3,656th in 2019), the 134th most popular biography from Iran (down from 124th in 2019) and the 78th most popular Iranian Politician.

Phraates IV is most famous for his vast military conquests. He was able to annex Armenia, Syria, and Mesopotamia.