Full Terms & Conditions of access and use can be found at https://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?journalCode=rinh20 The International History Review ISSN: 0707-5332 (Print) 1949-6540 (Online) Journal homepage: https://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rinh20 The Power-Transition Crisis of the 240s BCE and the Creation of the Parthian State Nikolaus Leo Overtoom To cite this article: Nikolaus Leo Overtoom (2016) The Power-Transition Crisis of the 240s BCE and the Creation of the Parthian State, The International History Review, 38:5, 984-1013, DOI: 10.1080/07075332.2016.1140669 To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.1080/07075332.2016.1140669 Published online: 10 Feb 2016. Submit your article to this journal Article views: 395 View Crossmark data