// Antiquity
Parthian Empire
- Period
- 239 BC – AD 237
- Duration
- approx. 475 years
- Greatest extent
- around AD 161
- Area (max.)
- approx. 3.1 million km²
Period and duration
Parthian Empire — according to the map data from 239 BC to AD 237, roughly 475 years. The dates refer to the time the empire is drawn as its own territory on the world map; historians sometimes date its founding and end differently.
Greatest extent
Parthian Empire — greatest extent around AD 161: the mapped borders then cover about 3.1 million km², roughly 2.1% of Earth's land area. The area is calculated from the border lines of the map and is therefore an approximation.
Predecessors and successors
States that ruled the same territory directly before and after:
Before (240 BC)
After
Neighbours around AD 161
The largest states in the region at the same time:
- Roman Empire
- Kushan Empire
- Western Satraps
- Kingdom of Kush
- Indo-Scythians
- Sabaeans
- Huns
- Caucasian Albania
Learn more
- Open the world map in AD 161 — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Parthian Empire on Wikipedia
- All 300 empires at a glance
Borders and dates: Cliopatria / Seshat Global History Databank (CC BY 4.0). Coastlines: Natural Earth. Text: Centaurian.