VaPariti vakagamuchira hunyanzvi, zvivakwa, zvitendero zvechitendero, uye zviratidzo zveumambo hwekutonga kwavo kwakasiyana, kwaisanganisira tsika dzechiPersia, chiHellenistic, uye nharaunda. Kwehafu yekutanga yekuvapo kwayo, dare reArsacid rakatora zvinhu zvetsika dzechiGiriki, kunyangwe rakazopedzisira raona kumutsidzirwa zvishoma nezvishoma kwetsika dzeIran. Vatongi veArsacid vainzi "Mambo weMadzimambo", sekutaura kuti ndivo vadyi venhaka kuAchaemenid Empire; zvirokwazvo, ivo vakagamuchira madzimambo mazhinji emuno sevamiriri uko maAchaemenid angadai akagadzwa pakati, kunyangwe aive akazvimiririra, satraps. Dare rakagadza huwandu hushoma hwemasatraps, kunyanya kunze kweIran, asi aya satrapies aive madiki uye asina simba kupfuura maAchaidates. Nekuwedzera kwesimba reArsacid, dare reArsacid rakatama kubva kuCentral Baghdad, kunyangwe rakazoshandura zvigaro zvaro zvehurumende yeGreek.
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