April 26, 2024
Tigranes II 95-55 B.C, ancient Armenian coin armenia
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Tigranes the Great (140 – 55 BCE; also called Tigranes II and sometimes Tigranes I ) was emperor of Armenia under whom the country became, for a short time, the strongest state east of the Roman Republic. He was a member of the Artaxiad Royal House . Under his reign, the Armenian kingdom expanded beyond its traditional boundaries, allowing Tigranes to claim the title Great King , and involving Armenia in many battles against opponents such as the Parthian and Seleucid empires, and the Roman Republic .Early years Tigranes had been a hostage until the age of 40 at the court of King Mithradates II of Parthia who defeated the Armenians in 105 BCE. Other sources give the date as much earlier, at around 112-111 BCE. After the death of King Tigranes I in 95 BCE, Tigranes bought his freedom, according to Strabo , by handing over "seventy valleys" in Atropatene to the Parthians.When he came to power, the foundation upon which Tigranes was to build his Empire was already in place, thanks to the founder of the Artaxiad Dynasty, Artaxias I , and subsequent kings. The mountains of Armenia, however, formed natural borders between the different regions of the country and as a result, the feudalistic nakharar s had significant influence over the regions or provinces in which they were based. This did not suit Tigranes, who wanted to create a centralist
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