Armenia
There are 206 items in Armenia:
The steep slopes of Artaxata |
Tigranes I
Tigranes I: king of Armenia (r. c.120-c.95 BCE) from the Artaxiad dynasty.A king Tigranes I is known as the father of king Tigranes II.note[Appian, Syrian Wars 48.] He must be placed in the gap between Artavasdes I, whose reign may have…Tigranes II
Tigranes II the Great: name of an Armenian king, ruled from c.95 to c.55. Coin of Tigranes II the Great of…
Coin of Tigranes II the Great of Armenia. |
Tigranes III
Tigranes III: king of Armenia (r. 20-8 BCE) from the Artaxiad dynasty.In 34 BCE, the Roman commander Mark Antony had invaded Armenia and had captured king Artavasdes II and some of his relatives. It was Antony's ambition to put a…Tigranes IV
Tigranes IV: king of Armenia (r. c.8 BCE - 1/2 CE) from the Artaxiad dynasty.Tigranes IV succeeded his father Tigranes III before 6 BCE,note[Cassius Dio, Roman History 55.9.9.] perhaps in 8 BCE. Our main source about his reign is the…Tigranes V and Erato
Tigranes V and Erato: rulers of Armenia (r. after c.6 BCE) from the Artaxiad dynasty.In the year 4 CE, the pro-Roman king Ariobarzanes of Armenia, who was not from Armenia but from Media Atropatene, died in an accident.note[Tacitus, Annals 2.4.] He was…Tigranes VI
Tigranes VI "the Cappadocian": pro-Roman king of Armenia (r. 59-62 CE).Crisis Artaxata In 52, the Parthian king Vologases invaded Armenia, occupied its capitals Artaxata…Tigranocerta
Tigranocerta (Greek: Τιγρανόκερτα): fortress and town in the northeast of Armenia. (To distinguish the site from the more famous Tigranocerta on the bank of the Nymphius, it is also called Tigranokert in Artsakh.) …
Tigranocerta, Baptistery |
Tigranocerta, Church Capital |
Tigranocerta, Churches |