Tigranes the Great facts for kids
| 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; also called Tigranes II and sometimes Tigranes I) was the king of Armenia. He ruled from 95 BCE to 55 BCE. 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
- Kingdom of Armenia (Antiquity) (Expanded lands massively)
Images for kids
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The Kingdom of Armenia at its greatest extent under Tigranes the Great
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Tigranes the Great's Armenian Empire: Countries, composing parts of the Empire
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Statue of Tigranes the Great in Yerevan
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The King of Kings Tigranes the Great with four vassal Kings surrounding him
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Illustration of Tigranes the Great in 1898 book Illustrated Armenia and the Armenians
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19th-century painting of Tigranes the Great
