Arsinoe IV of... of Britannia

But what about if Arsinoe knew of Antony's plan to invade Parthia? You think she still would've gone there, knowing that if the Parthians lost, she lost?
 
But what about if Arsinoe knew of Antony's plan to invade Parthia? You think she still would've gone there, knowing that if the Parthians lost, she lost?

Like I said, the Parthian Empire is a big place. Not only that, but it was also administratively decentralized. Ctesiphon in Mesopotamia was just one city among a few others that occasionaly served as the Parthian Shah's seat of power. Even if Mark Anthony could have managed to occupy Mesopotamia (and even then only briefly), the Parthian royal court would have just moved beyond the Zagros Mountains into either Media or Persia. I'm confident the Parthians would have been a pretty solid bet for someone seeking asylum from Rome or Cleopatra of Egypt.
 
Just refuge. A little less desperately ambitious than Cleopatra, she simply wants to secure her life. That's why I originally thought Britannia, because she's used to doing without in Ephesus, and Britannia is remote and far enough away from Rome and Egypt.
 
Just refuge. A little less desperately ambitious than Cleopatra, she simply wants to secure her life. That's why I originally thought Britannia, because she's used to doing without in Ephesus, and Britannia is remote and far enough away from Rome and Egypt.

Well, the Parthian Empire is the only realm in the Near East that rivals Rome, so defecting there would have been the smartest thing that Arsinoe could do. She might have also readily escaped to Rome itself under Octavian's protection, but I'm not so sure that he would really have had much use for Princess Arsinoe. Better she flees to the court of Orodes II and begs him for asylum.
 
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