Elymais or Elamais (Ἐλυμαΐς, Hellenic form of the more ancient name, Elam) was an autonomous state of the 2nd century BC to the early 3rd century AD, frequently a vassal under Parthian control.

Elymais, ancient Parthian vassal state located east of the lower Tigris River and usually considered part of the larger district of Susiana. It incorporated much of the area of the biblical region of Elam, approximately equivalent to the modern region of Khūzestān, Iran.

Dec 15, 1998 · ELYMAIS, semi-independent state frequently subject to Parthian domination, which existed between the second century B.C.E. and the early third century C. E. in the territories of Ḵūzestān (Susiana), in southwestern Persia.

Elymais is the name given to one of the so-called “Hellenistic” minor dynasties of Iran which flourished during the Seleucid and Arsacid periods (ca. 188 BCE- 222 CE). The name Elymais is the Greek rendering of the ancient name of the region, Elam, known since the Sumerian and Akkadian times.

Elymais - the Greek name for Elam - is located north-east of Mesopotamian Characene in today’s south-west Iran (Khuzestan) and corresponds to the heartland of the Elamite empires (see 2.1). Its capital, Susa, is one of the oldest populated places in the world.

Mar 28, 1998 · Elymais struck coins from ca. 150 B.C. until their defeat by the Sasanians in A.D. 227. Most coins show an anchor, perhaps recalling their association with the Seleucid Empire, and the more ancient star-in-crescent symbol of the Achaemenids.

Elymais (the Greek name for Biblical Elam) was an ancient state located in the region southeast of the Tigris River with a capital located in the city of Susa (Shushan). By the time Seleukos I added the country to his empire in 308 BC, the native …

The Kingdom of Elymais (ca. 301 BC-224 AD). A comprehensive analysis (textual, archaeological and artistic) of one of the most important minor reigns in southern Iran.

Oct 21, 2014 · In the mid-2 nd century BC the first kings of Elymais — the name given in Classical sources to the ancient land of Elam in southwestern Iran — bore the name Kamniskires.

Mar 28, 2022 · The Kingdom of Elymais (ca. 301 BC-224 AD): a comprehensive analysis (archaeological, artistic, and textual) of one of the most important minor reigns in southern Iran