▁II ▁died ▁in ▁ 5 1 , ▁his ▁son ▁V olog ases ▁I ▁became ▁the ▁new ▁Par th ian ▁king . ▁V olog ases ▁I ▁sought ▁to ▁continue ▁the ▁policies ▁of ▁the ▁prominent ▁former ▁Par th ian ▁king ▁Art aban us ▁II ▁( ), ▁and ▁thus , ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁first ▁object ives ▁was ▁to ▁strength en ▁the ▁bol ster ▁the ▁Par th ian ▁position ▁in ▁strateg ically ▁and ▁polit ically ▁un stable ▁regions ▁which ▁had ▁served ▁for ▁dec ades ▁as ▁the ▁source ▁of ▁war ▁with ▁the ▁Rom ans . ▁He ▁gave ▁the ▁king ship ▁of ▁Media ▁At rop at ene ▁to ▁Pac orus , ▁while ▁the ▁even ▁more ▁polit ically ▁important ▁king ship ▁of ▁Armen ia ▁was ▁given ▁to ▁V olog ases ▁I ' s ▁brother ▁Tir id ates . ▁ ▁Little ▁is ▁known ▁of ▁Pac orus ' ▁rule ▁in ▁Media ▁At rop at ene , ▁except ▁that , ▁in ▁ 7 2 , ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁Al ans ▁inv aded ▁his ▁kingdom ▁and ▁forced ▁him ▁to ▁fle e ▁into ▁the ▁mountains . ▁Pac orus ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁pay ▁the ▁Al ans ▁to ▁have ▁his ▁wife ▁and ▁conc ub ines ▁released ▁from ▁capt ivity . ▁The ▁Al ans ▁also ▁inv aded ▁Armen ia , ▁and ▁nearly ▁captured ▁Tir id ates ▁in ▁battle ; ▁he ▁was ▁l asso ed ▁from ▁a ▁distance ▁and ▁caught , ▁but ▁he ▁quickly ▁managed ▁to ▁wh ip ▁out ▁his ▁sword ▁and ▁slash ▁the ▁ro pe ▁in ▁time . ▁The ▁Al ans ▁then ▁with d rew ▁with ▁a ▁lot