Orobazus was the ambassador of theParthian kingMithridates II who contacted theRomanmagistrateLucius Cornelius Sulla. This was the first meeting between a Parthian and a Roman official. The results of this meeting are not clear, but it is generally known that during the meeting Sulla was sitting between the Parthian ambassador andAriobarzanes I of Cappadocia the king ofCappadocia. The center was considered the seat of honor, and for this the Parthian king put Orobazus to death for allowing a Roman magistrate to treat a Parthian envoy arrogantly.

• Dignas, Beate; Winter, Engelbert (2007).Rome and Persia in Late Antiquity: Neighbours and Rivals. Cambridge University Press.ISBN 978-0-521-84925-8.

• Plutarch's Life of Sulla