Arsacid dynasty of Armenia
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The Arsacid dynasty, called the Arshakuni in Armenian, ruled the Kingdom of Armenia from 12 to 428 AD. The dynasty, a branch of the Arsacid dynasty of Parthia, reigned intermittently throughout the ch
Arshakid Mausoleum: 4th century
Coin issued to celebrate the victory of Lucius Verus Armeniacus against Vologases IV in the war for Armenia.
Anachronistic painting of the baptism of King Tiridates III (Trdat III) by St. Gregory the Enlightener.
Tiridates III of Armenia
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Tiridates III, also known as Tiridates the Great or Tiridates IV, was the Armenian Arsacid king from c. 298 to c. 330. In the early 4th century Tiridates adopted Christianity as the state religion of
Arsacid dynasty of Armenia
…of the most notable events in Armenian history during the Arsacid period were the conversion of Armenia to Christianity by Gregory the Illuminator and Tiridates III in the early 4th century; and the creation of the Armenian alphabet by Mesrop Mashtots c. 405. In contrast to the more Hellenic-influenced Artaxiads…
19th-century illustration of Tiridates
Tiridates III the Great, the Great King of the Armenians.
Tiridates III with his wife Ashkhen and sister Khosrovidukht by Naghash Hovnatan.
Tiridates III and Gregory the Illuminator, Echmiadzin.