"'Phraates'" is the Greek transliteration of Parthian Farhad. Five kings of Parthian Empire were named Phraates (, Parthian: Frahāt, Persian: Farhad (فرهاد) Phraates I c. 176–171 BC Phraates II c. 132–127 BC Phraates III c. 69–57 BC Phraates IV c. 38–2 BC Phraates V (Phraataces) c. 2 BC–AD 4 See also Farhad, the modern Persian form of the name