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Atropatena had such cities as
Qazaka, Fraaspa, Fanaaspa
and Agnazana. Coins had been widely used in Atropatena.
The most ancient ones found in Atropatena were minted on
behalf of Alexander the Great.
Antiochus III (223-187 B.C.) came to
power in the State
of Seleucids. He attacked Atropatena in
223 B.C. and won. As
a result, Artabazan – the king of Atropatena became dependent
on the Seleucids. However military success of the Seleucids
continued a short while. At that time the mighty
Roman
Empire emerged in the Mediterranean basin. Rome was trying
to spread its dominance in the eastern countries. Romans
defeated Antiochus III at the
battle of Magnesia in 190 B.C.
The State of Atropatena became independent again.
The States of Parthia and
Rome were engaged in the
struggle for supremacy in the Near East in the second half of
the II century B.C. Parthia and Atropatena considered Rome as
a danger for their independence.
The struggle against Rome
made Parthia and Atropatena closer to each other. Atropatena
was not entirely dependent on Rome;
it mainly retained its
independence. The country was ruled by local rulers.
According to the ancient Greek historian Strabo, the State of
Atropatena brought ten thousand
cavalry and forty thousand
infantry troops to the war against Rome.
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