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Tigranus II "the Great", King of Armenia

Male Abt 140 BCE - 55 BCE


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  • Name Tigranus II  
    Relationshipwith Robert Alan Roy
    Birth Abt 140 BCE 
    History birth to death 
    • In 95 BCE, he was crowned the King of Armenia. [1]
    • Through conquest, he added territory in northern Mesopotamia, Syria, and Cappadocia. This brought him into conflict with Rome, which attacked. He was defeated and surrendered to Pompy in 66 BCE. Thereafter Armenia was a vassal state of the Rome. [1]
    Death 55 BCE 
    Person ID I9412  | Roy Line, Boudreau Line
    Last Modified 3 Oct 2019 

    Father Tigranes I, King of Armenia   d. 123 BCE 
    Family ID F6561  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Cleopatra  [1
    Children 
    +1. 1st daughter of Mithradates VI, Princess of Armenia
     2. 2ed daughter of Mithradates VI, Princess of Armenia
    Family ID F6560  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Oct 2019 

  • Sources 
    1. [S60] Stuart, Roderick W. Royalty for Commoners, The Complete Known Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, King of England, and Queen Philippa Fourth Edition, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002).