Tiridates III of Parthia (Persian: تيرداد سوم), ruled the Parthian Empire briefly in 35–36.
[1] In about 36, when the Parthian nobility rebelled against Artabanus II of Parthia, they applied to the Roman emperor Tiberius for a king of the race of Phraates.
Artabanus soon returned from Hyrcania with a strong army of Scythian (Dahan) auxiliaries, and was again acknowledged by the Parthians.
However, when the situation became untenable, it was Abdagaeses who advised Tiridates to retreat west to Mesopotamia where strategic defensive locations were suitable.
This move was viewed as an act of cowardice by the Parthian tribes, which led to Tiridates' ousting from his seat of power.