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Pacorus II (also spelled Pakoros II; 𐭐𐭊𐭅𐭓) was the King of Kings of the Parthian Empire from 78 to 110. He was the son and successor of Vologases I ( r. 51–78 ). During the latter part of his father's reign, Pacorus ruled the Parthian Empire along with him.
Pacorus II (flourished 1st and 2nd centuries ad) was the king of Parthia (reigned ad 78– c. 115/116). Little is known of his reign, which seems to have been filled with rebellions and the rule of counterkings (Artabanus IV, Osroes, and Vologases II).
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Mar 13, 2021 · The inscription on the bronze Herakles discovered in 1984 shows that Pacorus II was the father of Meherdates of Characene. 1 See the genealogy chart. The young portrait of Pacorus II is one of the few times a Parthian monarch appears on coins without a beard.
Pacorus II: Arsacid king of the Parthian Empire (r.78-105). A Parthian. In 78 CE, the Parthian king Vologases I died. He was succeeded by Vologases II, who appears to have claimed that he was Vologases' son, and by Pacorus II, who was, like Vologases I, a son of Vonones I and a Greek concubine.
Pacorus was a Parthian prince, son of King Orodes II (reigned c. 55/54–37/36 bc); he apparently never ascended the throne. In the summer of 51 bc Pacorus was sent to invade Syria with an army commanded by Osaces, an older warrior. Osaces, however, was killed in battle, and early the next year.
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Vologases I ( Parthian: 𐭅𐭋𐭂𐭔 Walagash) was the King of Kings of the Parthian Empire from 51 to 78. He was the son and successor of Vonones II (r. 51). He was succeeded by his younger son Pacorus II, who continued his policies.
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There follows a struggle between II and Pacorus II in which the latter was clearly victorious, since the tetradrachms of Volagases do not stretch beyond approximately ber A.D. 79, while those of Pacorus continue into the 80's and 90's.
