Orodes III (also spelled Urud III; xpr, 𐭅𐭓𐭅𐭃 ''Wērōd'') was king of the
Parthian Empire
The Parthian Empire (), also known as the Arsacid Empire (), was a major Iranian political and cultural power in ancient Iran from 247 BC to 224 AD. Its latter name comes from its founder, Arsaces I, who led the Parni tribe in conque ...
from 4 to 6.
Albeit he was an
Arsacid, his lineage is unknown. He was raised to the throne by the nobility two years after the death of the previous co-rulers,
Phraates V and
Musa
Musa may refer to:
Places
*Mūša, a river in Lithuania and Latvia
* Musa, Azerbaijan, a village in Yardymli Rayon
* Musa, Iran, a village in Ilam Province
*Musa, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, Iran
*Musa, Kerman, Iran
* Musa, Bukan, West Azerbaijan ...
().
[; ] Information regarding the brief reign of Orodes III is lacking. He was killed after a reign of 2 years.
He was succeeded by
Vonones I.
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AD 6 deaths
1st-century Parthian monarchs
Year of birth unknown
Murdered Persian monarchs
1st-century murdered monarchs
1st-century Babylonian kings