What the records say
- When
- 129 BCE
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 4.80° N, 48.52° E
- Description
- 129 BCE battle between Seleucids and Parthians
Battle of Ecbatana
Battle fought between Seleucids and Parthians
The Battle of Ecbatana was fought in 129 BC between the Seleucids led by Antiochus VII Sidetes and the Parthians led by Phraates II, and marked the final attempt on the part of the Seleucids to regain their power in the east against the Parthians. After their defeat, the territory of the Seleucids was limited to the area of Syria.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Ecbatana: the Seleucid King Antiochus VII Sidetes is defeated and killed by the Parthians under Phraates II”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Turkish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “VII. Antiohos komutasındaki Selefkî İmparatorluğu ile II. Fraates komutasındaki Part İmparatorluğu arasında Ekbatan Muharebesi gerçekleşti”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page