Person:Musa of Parthia (1)

Watchers
Musa of Parthia
 
d.Abt 4
Add Parents and Siblings
Spouse and Children
(edit)
  1. Phraates V of Parthia - Abt 4
Add another spouse & children
Facts and Events
Name Musa of Parthia
Gender Female
Marriage to Phraates IV of Parthia
Death[1] Abt 4
Reference Number? Q467466?


the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia

Musa (also spelled Mousa), also known as Thea Musa, was a ruling queen of the Parthian Empire from 2 BC to 4 AD. Originally an Italian slave-girl, she was given as a gift to the Parthian monarch Phraates IV by the Roman Emperor Augustus. She quickly became queen and a favourite of Phraates IV, giving birth to Phraataces (Phraates V). In 2 BC, she had Phraates IV poisoned and made herself, along with Phraates V, the co-rulers of the empire. Their reign was short-lived; they were forced to flee to Rome after being deposed by the Parthian nobility, who crowned Orodes III as king.

Musa is the first of only three women to rule in Iranian history, the others being the two 7th-century Sasanian sisters Boran and Azarmidokht.

This page uses content from the English Wikipedia. The original content was at Musa of Parthia. The list of authors can be seen in the page history. As with WeRelate, the content of Wikipedia is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
References
  1. ↑ Musa of Parthia, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
Retrieved from "https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Musa_of_Parthia_%281%29"