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Tigranes II
King of Armenia
Tigran Mets.jpg
Tigranes the Great on a coin
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.

Maps of the Armenian Empire of Tigranes
Early Armenian Empire of Tigranes

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Images for kids

  • Armenian Empire

    The Kingdom of Armenia at its greatest extent under Tigranes the Great

  • Maps of the Armenian Empire of Tigranes

    Tigranes the Great's Armenian Empire: Countries, composing parts of the Empire

  • Տիգրան Մեծ2

    Statue of Tigranes the Great in Yerevan

  • Tigranes four Kings

    The King of Kings Tigranes the Great with four vassal Kings surrounding him

  • Tigran the Great illustration

    Illustration of Tigranes the Great in 1898 book Illustrated Armenia and the Armenians

  • King of Kings Tigranes the Great 19th century painting

    19th century painting of Tigranes the Great

  • 500 Armenian dram - 1993 (obverse)

    Obverse of the 1993 Armenian 500 dram

  • The Order Tigran the Great - State Awards in the Republic of Armenia

    The Tigran the Great Order of the Republic of Armenia


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