Aristobulus of Chalcis
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Aristobulus V of Chalcis was a son of Herod of Chalcis and his first wife Mariamne. Herod of Chalcis, ruler of Chalcis in Iturea, was a grandson of Herod the Great through his father, Aristobulus IV.
Aristoboulos king of Lesser Armenia
Lesser Armenia
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Lesser Armenia, also known as Armenia Minor and Armenia Inferior, is a region in West Asia that comprised the Armenian-populated regions primarily to the west and northwest of the ancient Kingdom of A
Aristobulus of Chalcis
…according to the coins, the territory became part of the Roman province Syria. He has been identified with the Aristobulus appointed by Nero as King of Armenia Minor in 55 AD, who participated with his forces in the Roman–Parthian War of 58–63, receiving a small portion of Greater Armenia in exchange. This Aristobulus…
The ruins of the capital of Lesser Armenia, Ani-Kamakh, perched on a cliff
Coins of Zeno-Artaxias, Prince of Pontus and Lesser Armenia, later King of Greater Armenia
Russian icon dedicated to the 45 Armenian Martyrs of Nicopolis