Browse Iranica ARSACIDS TypeHeadwordLast UpdatedJuly 7, 2016Print DetailVol. II, Fasc. 5, pp. 525-546PublishedDecember 15, 1986 Print share ARSACIDS (Persian Aškānīān, اشکانیان), Parthian dynasty which ruled Iran from about 250 BCE to about 226 CE.i. Origins.ii. The Arsacid dynasty.iii. Arsacid coinage. iv. Arsacid religion. v. The “Arsacid” era.vi. Arsacid chronology in traditional history. vii. The Arsacid dynasty of Armenia.viii. Military Architecture Of Parthia.