Parthia
['pɑ:θiə]
Definition
(noun.) an ancient kingdom in Asia to the southeast of the Caspian Sea; it dominated southwestern Asia from about 250 BC to AD 226.
Edited by Dwight--From WordNet
Examples
- Trajan also invaded Parthia and annexed Armenia, Assyria, and Mesopotamia. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- He was to have marched upon Germany, says Plutarch, through Parthia and Scythia, round the north of the Caspian and Black Seas. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
Typist: Vern