Parthian Collection

H. M. S. Poseidon
H.M.S. Poseidon, the submarine which sank after colliding with a Chinese merchant ship, the SS Yuta, on 9 June 1931, 21 miles north of Wei-hai-wei, China

The Arch of Ctesiphon - Iraq
The gigantic vaulted hall (the Taq Kisra) at Ctesiphon, an ancient Parthian city located southeast of modern Baghdad. It is traditionally recognised as the palace of Khosrow I

The Taq Kisra) at Ctesiphon, Iraq
Interesting view (from the rear) of the gigantic vaulted hall (the Taq Kisra) at Ctesiphon, an ancient Parthian city located southeast of modern Baghdad, Iraq

The Arch of Ctesiphon - Iraq
The gigantic vaulted hall (the Taq Kisra) at Ctesiphon, an ancient Parthian city located southeast of modern Baghdad. It is traditionally recognised as the palace of Khosrow I. Date: circa 1910s

Parthian and Dacian weapons and armour
Parthian helmet, ensign and weapons from the Column of Marcus Aurelius 1, Dacian breastplate armour 2, Dacian quiver 3 and Dacian shield 4 (all from Trajans Column)

ROMAN SIEGE THREAT
Roman troops threaten to use their battering ram against a Parthian town : the residents come out to parley with the besiegers Date: circa 200

Roman Art. Temple of Bel. Relief depicting the god Aglibol, god of the Moon, presumably with his right arm on fruit offerings. Syria. Palmyra

Iran. Bam country. Citadel. Dating around 2. 000 years ago. V
Iran. Kerman Province. Bam country. Citadel. Dating around 2.000 years ago. Parthian Empire. View Bam before the earthquake, 2003. Unesco World Heritage Site

Italy. Rome. Arch of Septimius Severus. Triumphal arch built in 203 AD to commemorate the Parthian victories of emperors Septimius Severus, Caracalla and Geta

Roman Siege Tactics
Roman troops attack a Parthian town using a BATTERING RAM - note that it did in fact have a rams head carved at the business end Date: circa 200

Parthian cavalry rider and horse in full scale armor, and Sarmatian archer in scale armor.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalarts Historical Picture of the Costumes of

Armenian archer with bow and quiver, and Parthian man.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalarts Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity

Classical hats and bonnets. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalarts Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and of the Middle Ages. 1798

IRAQ. Mosul. Hatra. Temple of the city (2nd c. )
IRAQ. Mosul. Hatra. Temple of the city (2nd c.)

Arch of Septimus Severus
The ruins of the Arch of Septimus Severus built after the Parthian Victories at the end of the Roman Forum. The Arch is seen here in the 18th century. Date: 3rd century / Circa 1760

Detail, Arch of Septimius Severus, Rome, Italy
Detail of a bas relief sculpture on the Arch of Septimius Severus in Rome, Italy, depicting the delivery of four prisoners of war

Arch of Septimius Severus, Rome, Italy
View of the Arch of Septimius Severus in Rome, Italy. This is a white marble triumphal arch in the Roman Forum, dedicated in AD 203 to commemorate the Parthian victories of Emperor Septimius Severus

Ctesiphon / Iraq
The gigantic vaulted hall (the Taq Kisra) at Ctesiphon, an ancient Parthian city located southeast of modern Baghdad. It is traditionally recognised as the palace of Khosrow I

Romans & Parthians
Roman troops threaten to use their battering ram against a Parthian town : the residents come out to parley with the besiegers

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