Tigranes the Great
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Tigranes II | ||
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King of Armenia | ||
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Tigranes II | ||
Reign | 95 BCE–55 BCE | |
Predecessor | Tigranes I | |
Successor | Artavasdes II | |
Royal House | Artaxiad | |
Father | Artavasdes I |
Tigranes the Great (Armenian: Տիգրան Մեծ, Greek: Τιγράνης ο Μέγας) (ruled 95 BCE–55 BCE) (also called Tigranes II and sometimes Tigranes I) was the king of Armenia his country became for a short time the strongest state in the Roman East.
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.
[edit] See also
- Armenian empire (Expanded lands massively)