The Arsacid Dynasty ruled Parthia, which included the Iranian plateau and intermittently Mesopotamia, from 253 BC until their overthrow by the Sassanid Dynasty in AD 224. The members of this dynasty include:
... and the common creed ("Apostles' Creed"). Regional churches may also adopt the Canons of Dordt[?], and in Transylvania Luther's Small Catechism[?] is ...