Tigranes I King Of ARMENIA

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact: King of Armenia, 159-123 BC

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Tigranus II King Of ARMENIA

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact: Strategos of Armenia, 200-190 BC
• Fact: King Of Armenia, 190-159

Notes:

Excerpt from "Royalty for Commoners': He was founder of the third and greatest Armenian monarchy; at the peace of Apamea (188 BC), which sealed the Roman victory over Armenia, the kings of Armenia were given the status of independent rulers. Pursuing a lively expansionist policy, Artaxias took Media Arthrpatene (modern Azerbaijan) and seized much territory in other areas. An important result of this expansin was the cultural and liguistic consolidationof the Armenian people with Armenian becoming the dominant language.