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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Timarchus

Timarchus: name of pretender who was briefly king in the eastern part of the Seleucid Empire(r.163-160).Relatives Father: Heraclides Main deeds Page at the court of king Antiochus IV Epiphanes. Ambassador of Antiochus IV Epiphanes to Rome. Strategos responsible for the eastern part of the Seleucid…

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Tiridates I

Titidates I: Arsacid rebel king in the Parthian Empire (r.29?-27). Tiridates I In 34 and 33 BCE, the Roman commander Mark Antony attacked…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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