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Arsaces I of Parthia, an Uncommon card
Arsaces I was the first king of Parthia, ruling from 247 BC to 217 BC, as well as the founder and eponym of the Arsacid dynasty of Parthia.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 71
- DEF
- 83
- Power
- 154
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 42,000
Power 154 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 80 % of WikiCards cards.
Arsaces I of Parthia quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Arsaces I of Parthia card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Due to Arsaces' achievements, he became a ______ figure amongst the Arsacid monarchs, who used his name as a royal honorific.
Answer
popular. Due to Arsaces' achievements, he became a popular figure amongst the Arsacid monarchs, who used his name as a royal honorific. From the Arsaces I of Parthia article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Green politics. Green politics 94,000 · Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi 53,000 · Arsaces I of Parthia 42,000 · Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy 26,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The leader of the Parni, one of the three tribes of the Dahae confederacy, Arsaces founded his dynasty in the mid-3rd century BC when he conquered the satrapy of Parthia from Andragoras, who had rebelled against the Seleucid Empire.
- He spent the rest of his reign consolidating his rule in the region, and successfully stopped the Seleucid efforts to reconquer Parthia.
- Due to Arsaces' achievements, he became a popular figure amongst the Arsacid monarchs, who used his name as a royal honorific.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Arsaces I of Parthia article was read about 42,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 71 and blocks with 83: each hit it takes is cut by 33 %.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Arsaces I of Parthia (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Classical Numismatic Group, [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
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