APASIACAE
The
Apasiacae probably originated east of the Aral Sea
Apasiacae
is the name of a nomadic tribe belonging to the Massagetae. The
Apasiacae lived in between of Oxus and the Tanais River, which in
this context meant the east coast of the Aral Sea. That is, "Tanais"
here means either the Syr Darya (Jaxartes River), or Amu Darya (Oxus
River), to the west of Bactria. The Parthian king Arsaces I fled
to these people ca. 230 B.C. from Seleucus II Callinicus.
Seleucid
Empire :
The Parthians with the Apasiacae carried out revolts which broke
out to regions to west of the Seleucid Empire and prevented the
current war they were involved in.
Arsaces,
who had remained closely allied with the nomads to the north, sensed
his own weakness in the face of Seleucus's army and fled to the
home of the Apasiacae, or “Scythians of the Waters.”
Seleucus tried to cross the Jaxartes but, having suffered losses
at the hands of the nomads, decided to return to Syria after receiving
alarming news from the west. He made peace with Arsaces, who recognized
his suzerainty.
Source
:
https://en.wikipedia.org/
wiki/Apasiacae