Tigranes the Great
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Tigranes II, more commonly known as Tigranes the Great, was a king of Armenia. A member of the Artaxiad dynasty, he ruled from 95 BC to 55 BC. Under his reign, the Armenian kingdom expanded beyond its
Coin of Tigranes, Antioch mint.
A 19th-century illustration of Tigranes with four vassal kings
A modern statue of Tigranes in Yerevan
A tetradrachm of Tigranes found in Artaxata
Artavasdes II of Armenia
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Artavasdes II, also known as Artavazd II, was king of Armenia from 55 BC to 34 BC. A member of the Artaxiad dynasty, he was the son and successor of Tigranes the Great, who ascended the throne of a st
Tigranes the Great
…loyalty, has already been mentioned. He is also alleged to have led a military campaign in 82 BCE. Tigranes was succeeded by his fourth and youngest son, Artavasdes II. One daughter of Tigranes according to Cassius Dio married Mithridates I of Atropatene. Another daughter married Parthian prince Pacorus, son of Orodes…
Artavasdes II's drachm, showing him wearing a tiara with Artaxiad coat of arms