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    VI Eupator. Like his father, Artavasdes continued using the title of King of Kings, as seen from his coins. Artavasdes' name is the Latin attestation...
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    Artavasdes IV of Armenia; also known as Artavasdes II of Atropatene; Artavasdes II of Media Atropatene and Armenia Major; Artavasdes II, and Artavasdes...
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    served as a king of Media Atropatene. Artavasdes I was an enemy of King Artavasdes II of Armenia and his son Artaxias II. He was a contemporary with the Ptolemaic...
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    Parthian king Mithridates II (r. 124–91 BC) invaded Armenia and made its king Artavasdes I acknowledge Parthian suzerainty. Artavasdes I was forced to give...
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  • Atropatene and Sophene Artavasdes I, King of Media Atropatene and Armenia from AD 4 to 6, also known as Artavasdes III of Armenia Artavasdes I (died 115 BC)...
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    Parthian king Mithridates II (r. 124–91 BC) defeated Artavasdes I and made him acknowledge Parthian suzerainty. Artavasdes was forced to give the Parthians...
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    loyalty of Artavasdes, who had married his sister to the heir to the Parthian throne. In 35 BC, Antony invaded Armenia and sent Artavasdes into captivity...
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    support from Artavasdes. Orodes persuaded Artavasdes to a marriage alliance between the crown prince Pacorus I (d. 38 BC) and Artavasdes' sister. Orodes...
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    successful in a military campaign against Artavasdes I of Media Atropatene, a former enemy of Artavasdes II. Artaxias II was said to be spiteful and vengeful...
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    the support of about 6,000 cavalry from Artavasdes, the Armenian king, Crassus marched on Parthia. Artavasdes advised him to take a route through Armenia...
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    ruled by Artaxias II of Armenia (who had been elected King that same year after Antony captured his father Artavasdes II), Artavasdes I of Media Atropatene...
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    two legions under legatus Oppius Statianus and accompanied by King Artavasdes II of Armenia, took a different longer route. After entering Atropatene...
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    whether or not, at this time, she actually executed Artavasdes II and sent his head to his rival, Artavasdes I of Media Atropatene, in an attempt to strike...
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  • the Orontid dynasty Artavasdes I, c. 160–c. 120 BC, son of Artaxias I Tigranes I, c. 120–c. 95 BC, son of Artavasdes I Tigranes II "the Great", 96/95–56/55...
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    Artavasdes III was a king of the Kingdom of Armenia who ruled from 5 to 2 BC. He may have been a son of the Artavasdes II of Armenia, thus a brother of...
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    Orodes II invaded Armenia, cutting off Crassus's support from his ally, the Artaxiad king Artavasdes II (r. 55–34 BC). Orodes II persuaded Artavasdes to a...
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    himself betrayed by Artavasdes II, king of Armenia, invaded his kingdom in 34 BC, took him prisoner, and concluded a treaty with Artavasdes I, king of Media...
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    his son Artavasdes in Rome as a hostage, Tigranes would rule Armenia as an ally of Rome until his death in 55 BC. Rome then released Artavasdes, who succeeded...
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  • siege equipment had been destroyed by the Parthians, Armenian King Artavasdes II predicted that Antony would suffer defeat and so retreated to Armenia...
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    Turkey), Orodes II invaded Armenia, cutting off support from Rome's ally Artavasdes II of Armenia (r. 53–34 BC). Orodes persuaded Artavasdes to a marriage...
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  • reputation as a formidable if not equal power with Rome. While Orodes and Artavasdes II of Armenia were observing a play of The Bacchae of Euripides (c. 480–406...
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    second son born to Artavasdes II of Armenia by a mother whose name is unknown. Tigranes III had an elder brother called Artaxias II and a sister, name...
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    Leo II or Leon II (occasionally numbered Leo III; Armenian: Լէոն Բ, Levon II; c. 1236 – 1289) was king of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, ruling from...
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    is also uncertain if she actually executed Artavasdes II of Armenia and sent his head to his rival Artavasdes I of Media Atropatene, in an attempt to strike...
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    Artaxiad dynasty as he was a descendant of a sister of King Artavasdes II. In the year 6, Artavasdes III, son and successor of Ariobarzanes, was murdered by...
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    into a major urban and commercial center. He was succeeded by his son Artavasdes I. The Greek form Artaxias ultimately derives from the Old Iranian name...
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  • and all of Armenia. Cleopatra bore Tigranes three sons: Zariadres, Artavasdes II of Armenia and Tigranes, and two daughters.[citation needed] One daughter...
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  • Constantine II (Armenian: Կոստանդին Բ), also Kostandin II,[citation needed] (unknown[citation needed] – after February 17, 1129[citation needed]) was...
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  • Thoros II (Armenian: Թորոս Բ; died February 6, 1169), also known as Thoros the Great, was the sixth lord of Armenian Cilicia from the Rubenid dynasty from...
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    "Tigranes II The Great | king of Armenia". Encyclopedia Britannica. Archived from the original on 2015-09-05. Retrieved 2021-09-11. "Artavasdes II | king...
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