Tigranes the Great
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| Tigranes II | |
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| King of Armenia | |
Tigranes the Great on a coin
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| Reign | 95 BCE–55 BCE |
| Predecessor | Tigranes I |
| Successor | Artavasdes II |
| Wife | Cleopatra |
| 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.
Related pages[change | change source]
- Kingdom of Armenia (Antiquity) (Expanded lands massively)
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