The Parni (/ˈpɑːrnaɪ/; Ancient Greek: Πάρνοι, Parnoi), Aparni (/əˈpɑːrnaɪ/; Ἄπαρνοι, Aparnoi) or Parnians were an East Iranian people[1][2] who lived around the Ochus[3][2][4] (Ancient Greek: Ὧχος Okhos) (Tejen) River, southeast of the Caspian Sea. It is believed that their original homeland may have been what is now southern Russia, from where they emigrated with other Scythian tribes.[2] The Parni were one of the three tribes of the Dahae confederacy.
In the middle of the 3rd century BCE, the Parni invaded Parthia, "drove away the Greek satraps, who had then only just acquired independence, and founded a new dynasty",[5] that of the Arsacids.
- ^ Encyclopedia Iranica : "APARNA (Gk. Aparnoi/Parnoi, Lat. Aparni or Parni), an east Iranian tribe established on the Ochos (modern Taǰen, Teǰend) and one of the three tribes in the confederation of the Dahae
- ^ a b c Lecoq 1987, p. 151.
- ^ Curtis, Vesta Sarkhosh; Stewart, Sarah (2010-03-24). The Age of the Parthians. ISBN 9780857733085.
- ^ Curtis & Stewart 2007, p. 7.
- ^ de Blois & van der Spek 1997, p. 145.