Armenian–Parthian War

Armenian-Parthian War
Date88-86 BCE[citation needed]
Location
Northern Mesopotamia
Result Armenian victory; Gained control over the northern Mesopotamian kingdoms of Osroyene and Atropatene
Belligerents
Parthian Empire Kingdom of Armenia
Commanders and leaders
Unknown Tigranes the Great

The Armenian–Parthian War or Parthian conquest of Tigran (88-86 BCE) refers to when the armies of Tigranes the Great victoriously entered Northern Mesopotamia and the kingdoms of Osroene and Atropatene pledged their loyalty and support to Tigranes the Great. Many rulers and kings of the time called Tigranes, the "King of Kings" because of his wealth and power.[citation needed]

References

Sources

  • Dąbrowa, Edward [in Polish] (2018). "Arsacid Dynastic Marriages". Electrum. 25: 73–83. doi:10.4467/20800909EL.18.005.8925.
  • Garsoian, Nina (2005). "Tigran II". Encyclopaedia Iranica.
  • Shayegan, M. Rahim (2011). Arsacids and Sasanians: Political Ideology in Post-Hellenistic and Late Antique Persia. Cambridge University Press. pp. 1–539. ISBN 9780521766418.


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