Jake Nabel

Tombros Early Career Professor of Classical Studies and Assistant Professor of Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies at Pennsylvania State University, author of The Arsacids of Rome: Misunderstanding in Roman-Parthian Relations (U California Press, 2025).

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Mar 16, 2026 • 1h 35min

Jake Nabel, "The Arsacids of Rome: Misunderstanding in Roman-Parthian Relations" (U California Press, 2025)

Jake Nabel, Tombros Early Career Professor of Classical Studies at Penn State, rethinks Rome–Parthia ties through Arsacid princes. He contrasts Roman labels of “hostages” with Parthian fosterage, examines transfers after Carhae and under Augustus, and explores Armenian and Sasanian sources. The conversation centers on misunderstanding as a political mechanism and how dynastic culture reshaped interstate relations.

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