. "Parthia (Old Persian: \U000103B1\U000103BC\U000103B0\U000103BA, Par\u03B8ava, Parthian: \U00010B50\U00010B53\U00010B55\U00010B45, Par\u03B8aw, Middle Persian: \U00010B6F\U00010B6B\U00010B6E\U00010B65\U00010B61\U00010B65, Pahlaw) is a historical region located in north-eastern Iran. It was the political and cultural base of the Arsacid dynasty, rulers of the Parthian Empire (247 BC \u2013 224 AD)The name \"Parthia\" is a continuation from Latin Parthia, from Old Persian Parthava, which was the Parthian language self-designator signifying \"of the Parthians\" who were an Iranian people."@en . .