Perhaps nothing short of an invasion of his country by the Parthian king in person would have prevented Artavasdes from detaching a portion of his troops to act in Mesopotamia.

And no doubt it is also true that Orodes had great confidence in his general, whom he may even have felt to be a better commander than himself.
Surenas, as we must call him, since his name has not been preserved to us, was in all respects a person of the highest consideration.

He was the second man in the kingdom for birth, wealth, and reputation.

In courage and ability he excelled all his countrymen; and he had the physical advantages of commanding height and great personal beauty.

When he went to battle, he was accompanied by a train of a thousand camels, which carried his baggage; and the concubines in attendance on him required for their conveyance two hundred chariots.