Tigranes the Great
king of Armenia
Tigranes II, more commonly known as Tigranes the Great (Armenian: Տիգրան Մեծ, Tigran Mets; Ancient Greek: Τιγράνης ὁ Μέγας Tigránes ho Mégas; Latin: Tigranes Magnus) was an Armenian king, from between 95 and 55 BCE. Tigranes's period, Kingdom of Armenia became, for a short time, most strongest[1] and super power[2] state to Rome's east. He was a member of the Artaxiad dynasty.
Tigranes II | |
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King of Armenia | |
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King of Armenia | |
Reign | 95 BCE–55 BCE |
Predecessor | Tigranes I |
Successor | Artavasdes II |
Wife | |
House | Artaxiad |
Father | Tigranes I |
Tigranes was born around 140 BCE and was the son or nephew of Artavasdes I or Tigranes I.
Tigranes the Great represented the Artaxiad Royal House.
He was involved in many battles during his reign. He had battles against the Parthian, Seleucid, and Roman empires.
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Related pages
change- Kingdom of Armenia (Antiquity) (Expanded lands massively)
References
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change- Armen, Herant K. (1940). Tigran The Great. Avondale Press.
- Manaseryan, Ruben (2007). Տիգրան Մեծ՝ Հայկական Պայքարը Հռոմի և Պարթևաստանի Դեմ, մ.թ.ա. 94–64 թթ. [Tigran the Great: The Armenian Struggle Against Rome and Parthia, 94–64 B.C.] (in Armenian). Yerevan: Lusakan Publishing.