Artabanus III of Parthia

Template:Short description Template:Infobox royalty Artabanus III (Template:Langx Ardawān), incorrectly known in older scholarship as Artabanus IV,Template:Sfn was a Parthian prince who competed against his brother Pacorus II (Template:Reign) for the Parthian crown from 79/80 to 81.Template:Sfn Artabanus III's claim to the throne seems to have little support in the Parthian Empire, with the exception of Babylonia.Template:Sfn Artabanus III's most notable action was to give refuge to a Pseudo-Nero named Terentius Maximus.Template:Sfn Template:Sfn Artabanus III initially agreed to lend military aid to Terentius Maximus to capture Rome, until he found about the real identity of the impostor.Template:Sfn Coin mints of Artabanus III disappear after 81, which suggests that Pacorus II had defeated him.Template:Sfn

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Artabanus III of Parthia Arsacid dynasty Died: 81
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