III, Arsacid King of Parthia Phraates 
III, Arsacid King of Parthia's father was I, Arsacid King of Parthia Sanatruces. His paternal grandfather was I, Arsacid King of Parthia Mithradates. He was an only child. III, Arsacid King of Parthia is no longer alive.General Notes
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Phraates III (d. c. 57 BC), king of Parthia (reigned 70-58/57 BC), the
son and successor of Sanatruces (Sinatruces).
On Phraates' accession, the Roman general Lucullus was preparing to
attack King Tigranes I of Armenia, who had wrested several vassal states
from the Parthian kingdom. Phraates refused to help Tigranes fight the
Romans; instead he made an alliance with the Roman general Pompey and
invaded Armenia (66 BC). Pompey at first abandoned Mesopotamia to
Phraates but later reversed his stand and occupied the Parthian vassal
states of Gordyene and Osroëne. Before Phraates could take any action, he
was murdered by his two sons, Orodes II and Mithradates III.
He had two biological sons named III, Arsacid King of Parthia and Orodes II, Arsacid King of Parthia.
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