Page:Political History of Parthia.pdf/78

32 ated, was to have been supplemented by Saca mercenaries who had been hired but who failed to arrive until after the termination of hostilities. The troops of Antiochus, magnificently appointed and supported by a contingent of Jews under John Hyrcanus, were also joined by several monarchs who had formerly been Parthian tributaries. Antiochus was the victor in three battles. In one, on the river Lycus (Greater Zab), he defeated the Parthian general Idates and raised a trophy in honor of his victory. Another of the Parthian leaders, Enius, met his death at the hands of the people of Seleucia. Because of these successes Antiochus laid claim to the title of "Great." Other Parthian dependencies, when they saw him master of Babylonia (130 ), believed the newly established empire tottering and joined the Seleucid monarch.

When winter closed in, Antiochus went into quarters in Media instead of retiring to Syria as Phraates