The military campaigns of Tigranes the Great constituted offensives by Tigranes the Great, King of Armenia, against client kingdoms of the Roman and Parthian...

Tigranes II, more commonly known as Tigranes the Great (Tigran Mets in Armenian; 140–55 BC), was a king of Armenia. A member of the Artaxiad dynasty,...

Nebuchadnezzar the Great, he is typically regarded as the empire's greatest king. Nebuchadnezzar remains famous for his military campaigns in the Levant, for...

Sophene, something completed by his grandson Tigranes the Great. At its peak, under Tigranes the Great, it incorporated, besides Armenia Major, Iberia...

establishing a Roman frontier in the East. Through his campaigns, which included victories over Mithridates, Tigranes II, and Antiochus XIII) Pontus and...

towards Artaxata, the Kingdom's old capital, to force Tigranes into fighting a pitched battle. Tigranes, on Mithridates' advice, had been avoiding a battle...

Tigranocerta, the new capital of Tigranes's empire. Tigranes retreated to gather his forces. Lucullus laid siege to the city, and Tigranes returned with...

(country) List of wars involving Russia Military history of Armenia Syunik rebellion Moses, of Khoren, activeth century (1978). History of the Armenians....

overlord of the Middle East. After conquering the Kingdom of Pontus and receiving the subjugation of Tigranes II of Armenia the Romans marched on the Kingdom...

His neighbour to the southeast, the King of Armenia Tigranes the Great, established an alliance with Mithridates and married one of Mithridates' daughters...

Meanwhile, Tigranes IV had been killed in the course of a war, possibly fomented by anti-Roman Armenian nobles opposed to submission to Rome. Tigranes' death...

the Sertorian War, the Third Servile War, the Third Mithridatic War, and in various other military campaigns. Pompey's early success earned him the cognomen...

the Crusaders' military campaigns in the Levant. In fact, the Crusaders employed Armenian siege engineers throughout their campaigns. For example, a...

Unnamed daughter, married Tigranes the Great's son, Tigranes the Younger. However, the regular usage of the title of King of Kings began once again under...

The wars of Augustus are the military campaigns undertaken by the Roman government during the sole rule of the founder-emperor Augustus (30 BC – AD 14)...

district of Phrygia. Both Phraates III and Tigranes the Great laid claim to this province. However, it was conquered by the Roman troops under Pompey. The local...

after a civil war, until their conquest by Tigranes the Great of Armenia in 83 BC, and ultimate overthrow by the Roman general Pompey in 63 BC. Contemporary...

I the Idumaean (113 or 114 BCE – 43 BCE) was the founder of the Herodian dynasty and father of Herod the Great. According to Josephus, he was the son...

captured the city and its treasury. It made no difference, Mithridates and Tigranes stuck to their strategy and refused to march against Lucullus; Tigranes was...

Battle of Cabira, whereupon the Pontic king fled east to the court of his son-in-law king Tigranes II of Armenia. When negotiations with Tigranes failed...

sent into the region in AD 58 with three legions. After a short year-long campaign, Rome installed Tigranes VI on the throne of Armenia. But the situation...

Tigranes II submitted to Rome as a client king, Tigranes the Younger was brought to Rome as a hostage. Phraates demanded Pompey return Tigranes the Younger...

from Armenia under Tigranes the Great, son-in-law of Mithridates VI, invaded Cappadocia at the behest of the Pontic king. Tigranes dethroned Ariobarzanes...

Tigranes. Tigranes refused, stating he would prepare for war against the Republic. In 69 BC Lucullus marched his legions into Armenia in pursuit of Mithridates...

ancient military experts, and his campaigns appear to have been studied as examples of skilful generalship. Lucullus returned to Rome from the east with...

known as Tiridates the Great or Tiridates IV, was the Armenian Arsacid king from c. 298 to c. 330. In the early 4th century (the traditional date is...

the Battle of Carrhae in 53 BCE. Upon his arrival, therefore, Tiberius had merely proceeded to crown Tigranes, who took the name Tigranes III, as client...

Nepos Iunior, Roman consul Tigranes the Great, Armenian Emperor (b. c. 140 BC) Nic Field (2014). Osprey: Alesia 52 BC – The final struggle for Gaul, p...

BC) – claimed the title from 539 BC. Kings of the Four Corners in the Armenian Empire: Tigranes the Great (r. 95–55 BC) – claimed the title from 85 BC...

in 83 BC, Tigranes assumed the title King of Kings. The Armenian kings of the Bagratuni dynasty from the reign of Ashot III 953–977 AD to the dynasty's...