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	KING TIGRAN II THE GREAT
		Tigranes was the son or brother of Artavasdes I and a member of the dynasty founded in the early 2nd century by Artaxias.
		Tigranes then began war with the Parthians, whose empire (southeast of the Caspian Sea) was temporarily weakened after the death of Mithradates II (about 87) by internal dissensions and invasions of the Scythians.
		Tigranes took the title "king of kings" and built a new royal city, Tigranocerta, on the borders of Armenia and Mesopotamia (the actual site is disputed), where he accumulated all his wealth and to which he transplanted the inhabitants of 12 Greek towns of Cappadocia, Cilicia, and Syria.
	www.armenians.com /famous/Tigran (440 words)

	Tigranes the Great - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Coin of Tigranes II Tigranes the Great (ruled 95- 56 BC) (also called Tigranes II and sometimes Tigranes I) was a king of Armenia.
		Tigranes also expanded his domain into Parthia, going into Media as far as Ecbatana and to Arbela in Assyria, capturing northern Mesopotamia.
		Tigranes' son went over to Pompey, and as they approached Artaxata Tigranes himself surrendered, gave up all his territories except Armenia, and finished out his life as a tributary of Rome.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tigranes_II (268 words)

	Parthians, A History Of (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		In 95 BC the Armenian Tigranes II, a hostage at the court of Mithradates, was placed on the throne of Armenia by his Parthian overlord, and the small kingdoms of northern Mesopotamia--Adiabene, Gordyene, and Osroene--gave allegiance to Mithradates.
		Tigranes II took advantage of struggles between several claimants to the Parthian throne to expand Armenian territory into Mesopotamia, and the small states in the north gave him their allegiance.
		The reign of Vologases II (105/106-147?) and especially that of Vologases III (148-192), the latter not having to dispute the throne with a pretender, could by their length be a sign of a certain stability the country might have experienced.
	history-world.org /parthians.htm (3958 words)

	The Foreign Wars (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Tigranes did not admit him to his presence, but ordered that royal entertainment be provided for him on his estates.
		No one told Tigranes that Lucullus was advancing, for the first man who brought this news he hanged, considering him a disturber of the good order of the cities.
		Tigranes derided such generalship and advanced and made preparations for battle.
	www.chlt.org /sandbox/perseus/appian.fw_eng.xml/page.82.a.php (1949 words)

	Justin: Epitome of the Philippic History of Pompeius Trogus, Book 40
		AFTER the kings and kingdom of Syria had been exhausted by unintermitting wars, occasioned by the mutual animosities of brothers, and by sons succeeding to the quarrels of their fathers, the people began to look for relief from foreign parts, and to think of choosing a king from among the sovereigns of other nations.
		Tigranes, accordingly, being invited to the throne of Syria, enjoyed a most tranquil reign over it for eighteen years, without having occasion to go to war either to attack others or to defend himself.
		After Tigranes was conquered by Lucullus, Antiochus, the son of Cyzicenus, was made king of Syria by his authority.
	www.forumromanum.org /literature/justin/english/trans40.html (338 words)

	The Kingdom of Armenia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		At the death of Artavasdes in 94 BC, Tigranes was placed on the Armenian throne by Mithradates II in exchange for territory.
		Upon the death of Mithradates II, Tigranes turned on the Gotarzes I and reclaimed the land he lost plus additional lands including Atropatene and Gorduene.
		Tigranes' son and succesor was forced to walk a fine line between the Romans and the Parthians in order to maintain his life and his throne.
	americanhistory.si.edu /collections/numismatics/parthia/frames/armenia.htm (232 words)

	Armenian History, chapter 2: Between Roman and Persian Empires
		Some 50 years later, the king Tigranes the First in alliance with Cyrus the Great, founder of Achaemenid dynasty conquered the lands controlled by the Medes and reinforced the Armenian kingdom.
		Tigranes the First had 3 sons; the third son's name was Vahagn the Dragonfighter.
		Tigranes the Second also known as Tigranes the Great, extended the Armenian borders from Caspian Sea to Egypt, gaining full control over the vast territories.
	www.armenianhistory.info /between.htm (1094 words)

	Tigranes - Art History Online Reference and Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Tigranes (sometimes Tigran or Dikran) was the name of a number of historical figures, primarily kings of Armenia.
		However, Tigranes the Great is also sometimes known as Tigranes I, in his capacity as a successor to the Seleucid dynasty.
		Another Tigranes was a member of the Achaemenid family who, according to Herodotus, commanded the Medes in the army of Xerxes during the invasion of Greece.
	www.arthistoryclub.com /art_history/Tigranes (248 words)

	About Us
		Under Tigranes, Armenia ascended to a pinnacle of power unique in its history and became, albeit briefly, the strongest state in the Roman east.
		Although Armenian culture at the time of Tigranes was Iranian, as it had been and as it was fundamentally to remain for many centuries, Hellenic scholars and actors found a welcome at the Armenian court.
		He failed to reach Artashat, but in 66 the legions of Pompey, aided by one of Tigranes' sons, succeeded, compelling the king to renounce Syria and other conquests in the south and to become an ally of Rome.
	armeniaguide.com /html/_history.html (1527 words)

	Encyclopedia: Tigranes II
		Encyclopedia: Tigranes II Updated 151 days 14 hours 29 minutes ago.
		Tigranes II ( 140 BC - 55 BC ; also spelt Tigran and Dikran) was a king of Armenia.
		Tigranes was a member of the dynasty founded in the early 2nd century by Artaxias, and was either the son or brother of Artavasdes I. Categories : People stubs
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Tigranes-II (129 words)

	SFAGN: Numismatic and Historic Miscellanea / The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress – The Rise and Fall of Cleopatra II ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Queen Cleopatra II Selene, the focus of the present essay, was known by the ancient authors primarily under the latter name, to distinguish her from her many relatives named Cleopatra, but she did employ her full name officially.
		Tigranes II had altered the usual appearance of the Syrian tetradrachms and large bronzes to feature Tyche on their reverses instead of Zeus or Apollo, with only a few pieces displaying more accustomed devices; even his own image would have appeared foreign to the citizens of Syria.
		Tigranes II forces Aretas III out of Damascus, and begins issuing his own silver tetradrachms there, still using years from the old Seleukid era (his first issue is dated 241 SE or 72/71 BC).
	www.sfagn.com /miscellanea/michael_burgess.html (4065 words)

	Armenian Youth Federation, AYF, Links (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		However, Gaguik II was fated to be the last king of the Armenian Bagratouni dynasty.
		The next ruler, the bellicose Leon I was less fortunate, as the Emperor John II Comnenus arrested him and seized all of his domains.
		The Treaty of San Stefano was revised and the Czar Alexander II withdrew the Russian troops from the Armenian territories.
	www.ayfwest.org /Armenia/armenia_armenian.html (15279 words)

	Tigranes II (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Tigranes II Tigranes II (Tigranes the Great) King of Armenia (89-55 BC).
		Tigranes II reunited the independent Armenian Kingdoms under his rule.
		In 66 BC, a treaty of peace was concluded between Tigranes and Pompey the Great, which compelled Tigranes to cede some of the conquered territories.
	www.armenianhistory.info /tigran2.htm (129 words)

	Caucasian Albania - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Strabo, Ptolemy and Pliny all write that at this time, the border between Albania and the Greater Armenian empire was through the river Kura.
		In 66 BC, following the defeat of the Armenian king Tigranes II at the hand of the Romans, the Armenian empire lost most of its territory.
		The Armenian historian Moses of Chorene, who is considered in Armenian historiography "the father of Armenian history", also confirmed that Caucasian Albania's border was along the Araxes in the 1st century A.D. Little is known about the history of Caucasian Albania during the 1st-4th centuries.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Caucasian_Albania (1256 words)

	Family History - 96 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		He married Rodogune of PERSIA (the daughter of Artaxerxes II of Persia (King of Persia) and Stateira of Armenia, the daughter of Hydranes III of Armenia).
		(Satrap of Armenia) and Rodogune of Persia, the daughter of Artaxerxes II of PERSIA (King of Persia); married ?.
		He 2nd married Dau of Tigranes II of ARMENIA (the daughter of Tigranes II 'The Great' of Armenia (King of Armenia) and Cleopatria of Pontus, the daughter of Mithradates VI Europator of Pontus (King of Pontus)).
	www.jaenfield.com /genealogy/Enf_Bry/famhist/h96.html (766 words)

	ARMENIANS (September 8, 1987)
		Sometime later, the Artaxiad Tigranes II, the Great, (95-55 BC), along with his ally Mithradates VI (Eupator) of Pontus established a short-lived Armenian-Hellenistic empire which stretched from the Caucasus to Lebanon, and from Mesopotamia to the Pontic Alps.
		Accordingly, Sultan Mohammed II, the "Conqueror," (1451-1481) established the non- Muslim religious communities in the Ottoman Empire as domestic self-governing entities under the hegemony of the Sultan and his court officials.
		The Russification policies of Alexander III (1881-1894) and Nicholas II (1894-1917) caused smoldering resentment in the Armenian church, particularly as governmental policies affected Armenian parochial schools.
	www.umd.umich.edu /dept/armenian/papazian/armenia.html (5619 words)

	My Lines - Person Page 95
		She was the daughter of Tigranes II Megas, King of Armenia and Cleopatra Arshâmid.
		Berenice II of Cyrene, Queen of Egypt married Ptolemy III Euergetes I, King of Egypt, son of Ptolemy II Philadelphus, King of Egypt and Arsinoë I of Macedonia, 0252 B.C. She was born 0267 B.C. In circa.
		She married Ptolemy II Philadelphus, King of Egypt, son of Ptolemy I Soter, King of Egypt and Queen of Egypt Berenice I of Macedonia, 0288 B.C. In circa; His 1st.
	homepages.rootsweb.com /~cousin/html/p95.htm (8302 words)

	Tigranes II the Great King of Armenia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		- - Dght I of Tigranes Princess of Armenia
		- - Dght II of Tigranes Princess of Armenia
		- - Dght III of Tigranes Princess of Armenia
	www.american-pictures.com /genealogy/persons/per00594.htm (44 words)

	Ancient coinage of Armenia
		Artavasdes I, son of Tigranes I, B.C. 56-34; ob.
		Tigranes II, son of Artavasdes I, B.C. Obv.
		Bust of Tigranes III, beardless, in Armenian tiara.
	www.snible.org /coins/hn/armenia.html (204 words)

	SELEUCID EMPIRE
		Younger son of Seleukos II and brother of Seleukos III, he was soldier of great ability and between 212 to 205 campaigned to and restored Alexander's empire in Judaea from Ptolemy V as well as in Parthia and Baktria.
		Elder son of Demetrius II (and Cleopatra), mother wanted power, he was murdered and she assumed power.
		Tigranes II of Armenia, 83 to 69 BCE
	members.verizon.net /vze3xycv/RulersCoins/seleucidPic.htm (1921 words)

	Artavasdes II -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Mithradates II king of Parthia (reigned 123–88 BC); he was the son and successor of Artabanus II.
		Bhaskara II was born in 1114 in Biddur, India.
		Mohammad II (Mehmed the Conqueror) (1432–81), Ottoman sultan, born in Adrianople (now Edirne); during rule (1444–46 and 1451–81), captured Constantinople and thus completed the Ottoman destruction of the...
	www.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=9009672 (676 words)

	NEAST - Armenian Civilization - King Tigranes II (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The coin features the head of the Armenian king Tigranes II the Great, who reigned from 95 to 55 BC.
		Tigranes could have seen Halley's comet when it passed closest to the Sun on 6 August in 87 BC, according to the researchers, who said the comet would have been a "most recordable event".
		While the coin dates back to before 83 BC, when Tigranes conquered the ancient city of Antioch, the capital city of Syria at the time, researchers do not know its precise date.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /dikran.yegye/armeniancivilization-king%20Tigranes%20II%20the%20Great.htm (528 words)

	Armenia and Georgia, Culmen Europae
		At the west end of the Caucasus Mountains, Georgia is the home of an ancient Christian kingdom, and of a people speaking a non-Indo-European language, which has affinities with other Caucasian languages, but none elsewhere.
		The Kingdom of Armenia in the Taurus Mountains of Cilicia is called "Lesser" Armenia in contrast to the "Greater Armenia" of the Armenian homeland to the northeast.
		After Nicephorus II Phocas recovered the area from the Arabs in 965 and ordered all Moslems to leave, Christians from Syria and Armenia were encouraged to settle and garrison the area.
	www.friesian.com /armenia.htm (4197 words)

	generation 15 ('stamoudgrootouders') (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Tigranes II the Great Artavasdes, king of Armenia 94-56, married:
		Artaxerxes II Mnemon Abiatake [Artakhshassa], (great-)king of Persia 404-359, born —456, died —359, married:
		Stateira, queen of Persia, born —440, died —400, daughter of Hydarnes III, satrap of Armenia 425-424 under Darius Nochus, born —480, died ±-405, son of Hydarnes II of Persia, born —520, died 11-480, son of Hydarnes I of Persia, born —555, died -±522, son of Megabignes of Persia
	www.mythopedia.info /ancestry-diadochi-2.htm (299 words)

	CoinArchives.com Search Results
		Syria and the East Tigranes II, King of Armenia and Syria, 95-56 Estimate: CHF 850.00 Tetradrachm (Silver, 15.61 g 12), Antioch, 83-69.
		Draped bust of Tigranes II to right, wearing high tiara ornamented with a star between two eagles; all within fillet border.
		GRIECHISCHE MüNZEN KöNIGREICH DER SELEUKIDEN TIGRANES II., König von Armenien, in Syrien 83-69.
	www.coinarchives.com /results.php?results=100&search=Tigranes+II (2195 words)

	HyeEtch - The Armenians - History - Artashesian Dynasty (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The most outstanding representative of the Artaxiad dynasty was Tigran (Tigranes) II, called the Great.
		Tigran was now at the height of his power, the "king of kings," as was stated on the coins he had minted.
		Tigran had somewhat haughtily underestimated the military power of the Romans; his exclamation when he saw the Roman legions has gone down in history: "If they have come as ambassadors, they are too many; if they have come to fight, they are too few."
	www.hyeetch.nareg.com.au /armenians/artashesian_p1.html (719 words)

	Caucasus: Armenia and Azerbaijan
		Tigranes II made an alliance with Mithradates VI of Pontus and briefly established a large Hellenistic empire.
		Orthodox Christianity became the main religion after the conversion of Trdat (II?) in the late C3rd AD and a cathedral was built in the then capital, Vagharshapat, near modern Yerevan.
		The Cilicians were well-disposed towards the Crusades of the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II and of Louis IX of France in 1228 and 1248 and there was intermarriage between the noble classes.
	www.geocities.com /master8885/Caucasus.html (2115 words)

	Tigranes II The Great -- Encyclopædia Britannica
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		King Philip II was one of the most important figures in world history.
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	My Lines - Person Page 250
		She married Cyrus II "the Great", Shahan Shah, son of Cambyses I, King of Persia and Mandane, Princess of Media, 0555 B.C; His 1st.
		She married King Usirmare Setepenre Ramesse II of Egypt, son of King Sety I of Egypt and Queen Tuya of Egypt, 1288 B.C. In circa; His 1st.
		King of Hatti Tudkhaliya II of the Hittites was the son of King of Hatti Arnuwandas I of the Hittites.
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