VOLOGESES III (or II) (d. AD 147?)

Vologeses was one of the rival claimants to the throne of the Parthian king Pacorus II. He first presented himself as the ruler of Parthia in 105/106 and seems to have been able to persist in his claim throughout the reign of Osroes (c. 109/110-c. 128/129). On the death of Osroes, Vologeses was able to overcome another rival, Mithradates IV, and to secure the greater part of the Parthian realm, which he ruled until his death.