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212 such Christian writers as Jerome still remember the Parthians.

When Rome found herself confronted with new and more vigorous opponents, the Sasanidae, the Parthians were sometimes, though by no means always, confused with them. Examples of both confusion and correct identification may be found in Claudian, where again the Araxes, the Hyrcanian tiger, the Medes, the Indians, and other traditional terms appear. Even as late as Boethius and the Anthologia Latina the tradition was still alive; indeed, through the medium of classical literature it was carried over into English classics.