A train of camels bearing arrows helped this state win a major victory, after which its forces poured (*) molten gold down an invading general's throat.
An Italian slave girl rose to control this empire as Queen Musa. The rulers of this empire styled themselves "friends of the Greeks" and were crowned by its Suren clan, one of the seven clans that would later ally themselves with this empire's successor. A train of camels bearing arrows helped this state win a major victory, after which its forces poured (*) molten gold down an invading general's throat. Last ruled by Artabanus IV of the Arsacid dynasty, this empire employed heavy cataphracts and mounted archers armed with composite bows capable of delivering a namesake "shot." The victors over Crassus at the Battle of Carrhae, for 10 points, name this empire that originated in northeast Iran and preceded the Sassanids.
An Italian slave girl rose to control this empire as Queen Musa.
{Parthian Empire} [or {Arsacid Empire} before mention]