Editing Mithridates I of Parthia (section)

== Legacy ==
[[File:Conquest of Mithridates I.svg|thumb|Map showing the conquests of Mithridates I]]
Of all Mithridates' accomplishments, his greatest one was to transform Parthia from a small kingdom into a major political power in the [[Ancient East]].{{sfn|Schippmann|1986|pp=525–536}}  His conquests in the west seem to have been based on a plan to reach [[Syria (region)|Syria]] and, thereby, gain Parthian access to the [[Mediterranean Sea]].{{sfn|Schippmann|1986|pp=525–536}} The modern historian Klaus Schippmann emphasises this, stating "Certainly, the exploits of Mithridates I can no longer simply be classified as a series of raids for the purpose of pillaging and capturing booty."{{sfn|Schippmann|1986|pp=525–536}} The [[Iranologist]] [[Homa Katouzian]] has compared Mithridates I to [[Cyrus the Great]] ({{reign|550|530|era=BC}}), the founder of the Achaemenid Empire.{{sfn|Katouzian|2009|p=41}}