Vologases and The Iranian Revival
His reign is marked by a decided reaction against Hellenism. He was influential in reverting the Hellenization by going back to Iranian customs and traditions of Achamenids time. He replaced the Greek alphabet with Aramaic script. On some of his coins the initials of his name appear in Aramaic letters. He reverted the Greek names of Iranian cities to Iranian names.
According to Zoroastrian texts, Vologases ordered the collection of the ancient Avestan texts. On some of his coins a fire temple can be seen and this tradition continued for several hundred years to the end of Sassanians.
He built cities including Vologesocerta (Balashkert or Balashgerd or Balashkard, literally Balash built it) in the neighborhood of Ctesiphon with the intention of drawing to this new town the inhabitants of Seleucia on the Tigris. Another town founded by him is Vologesias on a canal of the Euphrates, south of Babylon (near Hirah).
| Vologases I of Parthia Arsacid dynasty | ||
| Preceded by Vonones II |
Great King (Shah) of Parthia 51 – 78 |
Succeeded by Vologases II |
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