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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…Tigris
Tigris (Greek Τίγρις): one of the main rivers in Mesopotamia. The bridge at Diyarbakir Our word Tigris comes from an Old Persian word…
The Tigris at Hasankeyf |
Tiridates I
Tiridates I: king of Armenia (r. 51-59 and 63-c.80 CE), first effective ruler from the Arsacid dynasty.The situation in Armenia Inscription by…Tiridates II
Tiridates II: king of Armenia (r. 217-c.252 CE) from the Arsacid dynasty.Tiridates II is mentioned as king of Armenia by the Greco-Roman historian Cassius Dio in his account of the reign of the Roman emperor Macrinus (r.217-218). He had come…Tiridates III
Tiridates III: king of Armenia (r. 298-330 CE) from the Arsacid dynasty, first Armenian king to allow the Christian worship.In c.252, the Sasanian king Shapur I of Persia conquered Armenia. Its king Tiridates II left the country and his children…Tissaphernes
Tissaphernes (c.445-395): Persian nobleman, satrap of Lydia.Early Career The citadel of Sardes, seen from the west Tissaphernes belonged to one of the…