The Cambridge History of India, Vol. I: Ancient India v1.c31.50
The Cambridge History of India, Vol. I: Ancient India v1.c31.50
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The family of Vonones is one in which the two ruling elements of eastern Irān have been blended. The name of Vonones himself is distinctly Parthian; but the names of his brothers, Spalahores and Spalirises, and of his brothers' sons, Spalagadames and Azes, are Scythian. For the sake of convenience we may call this family 'Pahlava,' in order to distinguish it from the better known 'Parthian' dynasty of Ctesiphon, although in reality the two terms are etymologically identical.