Controlling many unique units and having an interesting position in the game, a Parthian shot can easily become a Parthian siege. Parthia is a secession from the Seleucid Empire brought to life one of the powers in Rome: Total War's time period. Perhaps common cause could be made with them, for a whileвЂ¦ And beyond them, the rising power of Rome, and the traders of Carthage. To the west, though, lie the Seleucid Empire and the lands of AlexanderвЂ™s successors. To the north are the barbarian steppes, peopled by fierce tribes who require watching. Historically, the Parthians managed to become a great power, and fight off the advance of Rome into their heartlands. This wealth is there for the taking, for the people with the will to stretch out their hands and grasp it. The wealth of the world flows through these lands: a fortune that could pay for any army that an ambitious king could imagine. The Parthians have the potential to be a great power вЂ“ perhaps a great Empire вЂ“ as they sit close to or astride the main trade routes from the east to the Mediterranean. This is not something that endears the Seleucid Empire to the Parthian kings.

The Seleucids have, from time to time, claimed to be the overlords of Parthia and, from time to time, have actually been strong enough to try and enforce their claim. Since that time the Parthians, under their Arsacid rulers (named after King Arsaces I), have fiercely maintained their independence. The Parthians are a nomadic people who conquered and settled in the area near the Caspian Sea in the 4th century BC as part of the Dahae confederation.

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