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 ...

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The glorious entrance of Alexander the Great in Babylon as conqueror and savior was the culmination of his achievements.

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In 129 BCE, Athenaeus accompanied the king Antiochus on his expedition against the Parthians, and he was one of the first to retreat in the Battle of Ecbatana, in which Antiochus lost his life.

In ancient times, no attempt to sail continuously around Arabia succeeded, so goods traveling from China to Europe were ...