II/37 PARTHIAN 250 BC - 225 AD

This list covers the Parthian armies from the foundation of the Parthian kingdom to the replacement of the Arcasid dynasty by the Sassanid Persians and also the vassal states of Media-Atropatene (147 BC-225 AD), Elymais (147 BC-205 AD) and Persis (141 BC-220 AD). The fully armoured cataphracts were mounted on horses whose head, neck, chest and sides were similarly protected by metal armour and the army’s strength lay in the combination of these troops with the light horse archers. The least successful Parthia armies were those using the most cataphracts and the fewest horse archers. The cataphract camels used in 217 AD were probably Hatrene. Foot were only used by the vassal states or in defending cities or in the mountains. References: Armies and Enemies of Imperial Rome P. Barker, Winter Quarters A. Duggan (novel), The Parthian V. Hurley (novel).

II/37 — Parthian Army 250 BC - 225 AD

List: 1 x General (4Kn), 1 x cataphracts (4Kn), 1 x cataphracts (4Kn) or horse archers (LH), 2 x cataphracts (4Kn) or horse archers (LH) or vassal state archers (Ps), 1 x cataphracts (4Kn) or horse archers (LH) or Daylami (4Ax), 4 x horse archers (LH), 2 x horse archers (LH) or Hyrkanian mountaineers (3Ax) or city militia (3Bw)
Terrain: Steppe if until 126 BC, Arable if from 126 BC
Aggression: 2
Enemies:
Allies: I/43b or II/22c or II/22e or II/23a or II/26 or II/28b or II/44