Turkey
There are 2131 items in Turkey:
Arsameia, Unidentified Monument |
Arsameia, Unidentified Monument, back |
Arsameia, Unidentified Monument, back, inscription |
Arsames of Armenia
Arsames (Greek:᾽Αρσάμης): Orontid king in Armenia (r. c.240 BCE)King Arsames, who ruled (part of) Armenia, is known from the inscriptions, found on Nemrud Dagi, in which king Antiochus I Theos of Commagene mentions his ancestors. Arsames must be dated in the…
Arslantepe, Chalcolithic Palace |
Artavasdes
Artavasdes: pro-Roman, Artaxiad ruler in Armenia (c. 1 CE).In 34 BCE, the Roman general Mark Antony captured the Armenian king Artavasdes II, who was later executed. Some of his relatives were living in Rome. One of these was a man prince named Artavasdes,…Artavasdes I
Artavasdes I: king of Armenia (r. c.161-120 BCE) from the Artaxiad dynasty.Artavasdes is the second known king from the Artaxiad dynasty of Armenia. He appears to have been the son of Artaxias I and may have been the father of…Artavasdes II
Artavasdes II: king of Armenia (r. after 55-34 BCE) from the Artaxiad dynasty.King Tigranes II the Great of Armenia (r.c.95-c.55) and his ally Mithridates VI Eupator of Pontus had been humiliated by the Romans and his son and successor Artavasdes II…Artavasdes III
Artavasdes III: king of Armenia (r. 4-6 CE).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 succeeded by his son Artavasdes III,note[Augustus,…Artaxiads
Artaxiads: dynasty of kings in Armenia, attested between the second century BCE and the early first century CE. Tigranes II After 200…Artaxias II
Artaxias II: king of Armenia (r.34-20 BCE) from the Artaxiad dynasty.In 34 BCE, the Roman commander Mark Antony had invaded Armenia and had captured king Artavasdes II. It was Antony's ambition to put a son of the Ptolemaic queen, the…Artaxias III Zeno
Artaxias III Zeno: king of Armenia (r. 18-34 CE) from the Artaxiad dynasty.King Tigranes IV (r.c.8 BCE - 2 CE) had been the last one to effectively rule Armenia, but the Roman emperor Augustus had objected Tigranes' pro-Parthian policy and had…