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The Parthian Empire, also known as the Arsacid Empire, was a major political and cultural power in Ancient Iran from 247 BC to 224 AD. At its height the Parthian Empire stretched from the Euphrates to central-eastern Turkey to Afghanistan and Pakistan. Located on the Silk Road, the Empire was at the center of trade between the Roman Empire and the Han dynasty of China. Parthians adopted parts of Hellenistic and Persian cultures. Their earliest enemies were the Seleucids to the west and the Scythians to the north. As Parhtia expanded westward it came into conflict with the Kingdom of Armenia and then the late Roman Republic. The Parthians destroyed the Roman army of Marcus Licinius Crassus and captured the whole of the Levant minus Tyre. Mark Antony led a counterattack and the Roman-Parthian Wars lasted for a few centuries.