people
Parthians
The Iranian people of Parthia, into whom Livy says Macedonian colonists degenerated.
Reading notes
- The History of Rome, Book 38 §13 Parthians
The Iranian people of Parthia, cited in the argument on settlers' decline.
- The History of Rome, Fragments §62 the Parthians
The great Iranian empire beyond the Euphrates, against whom Crassus and later Antony failed.