Armenia

There are 206 items in Armenia:

Axidares

Axidares: king of Armenia (r. c.110 CE) from the Arsacid dynasty.Axidares was a son of the Parthian king Pacorus II (r.78-105), who had made his son king of Armenia, a buffer state that had caused several conflicts between the Parthians and…

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Bacurius

Bacurius: Roman general of Iberian descent, killed in action in 394 CE. A Roman-style temple in the Caucasus (Garni) Bacurius is mentioned…

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Bes

Bes or Bisu: popular ancient deity, originally from Egypt. A relief of Bes from Karatepe The odd-looking gentleman on the picture to the…

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Chosroes II

Chosroes II: Armenian leader (second half third century CE), member of the Arsacid dynasty.Chosroes II is mentioned by the Armenian historian Agathangelos as king of Armenia and as father of Tiridates III. This would place him before 287 CE and makes him plausibly…

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